TaskHer says enquiries for tradeswomen have more than doubled

Enquiries to TaskHer, a platform connecting customers with tradeswomen, have more than doubled so far in 2026 compared with 2025, founder Anna Moynihan told BBC News. Sign-ups by tradeswomen have almost quadrupled over the same comparison, she said. [1]

Women still account for around 4% of the UK construction workforce, according to a Federation of Master Builders figure cited by the BBC. Among people starting construction apprenticeships in 2024–25, one in 10 was a woman, up from roughly one in 14 five years earlier. [1]

Bliss Cunneen, a 28-year-old plumber from south London, told the BBC she valued the freedom of running her own business, though some customers had doubted her when she arrived for a job. She said she was once mistaken for a receptionist. Jasmine Gurney, 33, a former marketer from Bedfordshire, said she uses her DIY posts to encourage other women despite criticism online about her techniques. [1]