Ambitions, expectations and realities of working at height as a woman

Drawing on 17 years of work at height within the disciplines of rope access, canopy research and arboriculture Vicki Tough will discuss the opportunities and challenges encountered whilst navigating a career with rope, harness and a uterus.

Speaker: Vicki Tough, Sylvana Alta

Saturday 11/23/2024

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Hall B5, Stage

English

Save to calendar

Reflecting on these experiences Vicki will explore the considerations and conversations that she believes are crucial in diversifying teams and why we are not where we think we are in the fight for equality.

Women at height, Industrial climbing, Presentation

You might also be interested in

TRBS 2121 in the field of application of ropes courses - current status of work and insights into the adaptation of the IAPA training concept by the responsible working group

The presentation will provide insights into the work of the IAPA teaching team over the past year in establishing the requirements of TRBS 2121 in the IAPA training concept.

ATTENTION: For IAPA members only!

Speaker: Sven Schindelwick & Woody Hiltermann, TRBS 2121 working group

Conference-Centre East, room Rom

German

Women on the wall: Why are female route setters so rare? Challenges and opportunities in the climbing environment.

This presentation is dedicated to the central question of why only a small number of women choose the profession of routesetter.

Speaker: Alexandra Schweikart
The professional route setter and journalist works in sales for DMM and as a product tester for the route building centre.

Hall B5, Stage

German

Dialogue forum - Questions to the expert

with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco Einhaus, TU Munich