Babes in Man Terrain

Women are breaking gender barriers in the traditionally "Man's Job".

 bull riding

Paige Stout, born 1994 in Texas. She is one of the few female stock contractors in Professional Bull Riders history.

 paige stout

Born in Helena Montana USA, Mesa Pate 21, is also a female stock contractor making waves in the man's arena.

       mesa pate

Nurhafizah Abu Sujad is the Singapore national soccer team’s physiotherapist. Studied at University of Sydney, the 31 year old is married with 2 children.

nurhafizah sujad

photo by Jai AK 

Maria Esther Landa 36, from Lima, Peru is one of her country's few female welders. She began learning to weld at age 18 and 10 years later with her elder sister Elvira, founded Santa Maria Industries.

maria landa

And in Canada there is The Welder Chic owned by Theresa Siochowicz 38 and Heather Greenway 28.

Theresa Siochowicz  / Heather Greenway

Lisa Mirtsopoulos and Melissa Marco work as giant dump truck drivers in Australia mining industry. The number of such woman drivers are growing.

Tina Chong is a former Guinness Beauty Queen in Malaysia. Durian plantation is generally man business. She planted her 18 acre durian orchard in the early 1990s which now has 700 trees mostly of the king of durians, Musang King.

a former Guinness Beauty Queen

a former Guinness Beauty Queen

a former Guinness Beauty Queen

What's In a Name

What do you call a person who drive a bus ?

In 2005 Singapore Bus Services renamed its drivers Bus Captains.

All jobs come with job hazards.

A man, who was smoking, asked a bus driver to wait for him to finish his cigarette before boarding. The driver explained he couldn't, as that wouldn't be fair to other passengers.

Soon,the man started to scold the driver using vulgar language and also grabbed the driver and hit him. This while the bus was still moving.

Soon signboards are put up in the buses.

Minimum Wage

Hong Kong's minimum wage is HK$28 an hour.

Taiwanese does not have minimum wage, but a basic wage of NT$17,880 per month.

South Korea's minimum wage is 4,110 won per hour.

Japan's minimum wage depends on the industry and the region. It ranges from 642 yen per hour to 821 per hour.

In Malaysia, wage is determined largely through market forces.

There is no minimum wage in Singapore.

Minimum wage in Thailand is on a province by province basis and range from 151 baht to 203 baht per day

The Philippines' minimum wage ranges from 178 pesos a day to 404 pesos a day depending on regions.

Sri Lanka's minimum wage is 6,750 rupees per month.

The Indonesian minimum wage varies from 1,100,000 rupiah per month in to 500,000 rupiah per month and is established by provincial and district authorities.

Vietnam's minimum wage varies from 1,000,000 dong in the urban districts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; 900,000 dong in the suburban districts of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and 800,000 dong per month elsewhere.

The Australian minimum wage is A$570.00 per week.

The New Zealand minimum wage is NZ$12.75 per hour for workers 18 years old or older, and NZ$10.20 per hour for those aged 16 or 17 or in training.

Job Titles

The new year has just began and promotion is looking your way.

So what are your new job titles going to be ?

Sales Manager
Direct the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer.
Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives.
Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

Alternative Title
Vice President of Sales
Director of Sales
Sales and Marketing Vice President


Marketing Manager
Determine the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors and identify potential customers.
Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied.
Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.

Alternative Title
Marketing Director
Vice President of Marketing
Business Development Manager
Business Development Director


Operations Manager
Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of the company.
Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources.

Alternative Title
Director of Operations
Vice President of Operations
Chief Operating Officer


General Clerk
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring limited knowledge of office management systems and procedures.
Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.

Alternative Title
Secretary
Customer Service Representative
Office Coordinator


Transportation Manager
Plan, direct, and coordinate the transportation operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that provide transportation services.

Alternative Title
Transportation Director
Fleet Manager
Traffic Manager
Vice President of Logistics


Construction Manager
Plan, direct, coordinate, or budget, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems.
Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, and implementation.

Alternative Title
Project Manager
Project Superintendent


Purchasing Manager
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services.

Alternative Title
Director of Purchasing
Director of Strategic Sourcing
Purchasing Director


Human Resources Manager
Plan, direct, and coordinate human resource management activities of an organization to maximize the strategic use of human resources and maintain functions such as employee compensation, recruitment, personnel policies, and regulatory compliance.

Alternative Title
Director of Human Resources
HR Director
Human Resources Vice President

Are you the Manager?

Nowaday job titles look high flying, but what do they do, actually?



Account Executive - Sales Representative

Administrative Assistant - Clerk

Office Administrator - Receptionist

Human Resources Manager - Personnel Manager

Documentation Co-Ordinator - Typist




Credit Collection Executive - Debt Collector

Chief Financial Officer - Account Manager

Head of Marketing - Sales Manager

Chief Operating Officer - Workshop Manager




Business Development Executive - Salesman

Inventory Control Manager - Purchaser

Operations Assistant - General Worker

HR Executive - Personnel Clerk




Personal Assistant - Junior Secretary

Export Coordinator - Shipping Clerk

Indoor Sales Co-ordinator - Salesman

Air stewardess - Flight Attendant