Since women are "automatically" relegated to cleaning tasks, a group of women in Avellaneda, Argentina started doing masonry to break down gender roles. According to Argentina's construction workers union, the number of women in the industry increased by 131 percent from 2003 to 2010 and they now make up five percent of the workforce.

Argentine women build houses to break down gender stereotypes

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Argentine women build houses to break down gender stereotypes