HS2 apprentice flies the flag for International Womens Day [HS2]





Date: 08/03/2021

Nineteen-year-old Lisa-Mariefrom London is defying gender biases. As a civil engineering apprentice helping to build Britain^s new railway, shes flying the flag for women and girls working in the construction sector to mark International Women^s Day (8th March 2021).


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HS2 apprentice flies the flag for International Womens Day

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Nineteen-year-old Lisa-Mariefrom London is defying gender biases. As a civil engineering apprentice helping to build Britains new railway, shes flying the flag for women and girls working in the construction sector to mark International Womens Day (8th March 2021).

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