Giorgia Boscolo, Venice's first female gondolier
After nine centuries of keeping women on dry land, Venice has broken with tradition by approving its first female gondolier.I guess that means it's actually not a man's job then, dunnit?
Giorgia Boscolo, 23, a mother of two, came through a grueling course, which included 400 hours of instruction, to enter an all-male club that has resisted admitting women. ... She denied that she would not have the physical strength to manoeuvre gondolas, saying: "Childbirth is much more difficult."
Ms Boscolo's father, Dante, also a gondolier, said he still had reservations about his daughter ferrying tourists up the Grand Canal. "I still think being a gondolier is a man's job, but I am sure that with experience Giorgia will be able to do it easily," he said.
Congratulations, Giorgia!
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