I'm sure it's very easy to say that gender inequality in the workplace doesn't matter at all when you are not the one affected by it.
see: http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20130125/aik0101/130129...
http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/articles/rosie-the-weld...
http://awo.aws.org/2013/12/women-in-welding-meet-karen-gilge...
http://www.advanced.edu/blog/more-women-entering-the-welding...