Volcanix captain Christie Yule. Photo / Getty Images GettyImages-1165214925.JPGA_310819aw24bop.JPGChristie Yule gets tackled during a Bay of Plenty Volcanix versus Counties Manukau game in August. Photo / Andrew Warner
Women need to cast away self-doubt and turn a deaf ear to stereotypical beliefs when it comes to employment according to Bay of Plenty Volcanix captain Christie Yule.
Yule is the first woman to be employed as a rail operator by KiwiRail in Mount Maunganui. Her role is to organise what cargo is loaded or unloaded on to trains coming into the terminal.
"The job can be physically demanding but I love it," Yule said.
"It's definitely physical connecting and disconnecting wagons, on average I'm walking about 11km throughout my eight-hour shift.