<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/construction" rel="" target="_blank" title="construction"><span>construction</span></a><span> industry veteran is helping women fleeing domestic violence, addiction or homelessness to find jobs in the booming sector.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australian-capital-territory" rel="" target="_blank" title="Canberra"><span>Canberra</span></a><span> mum Annalisa Fox has spent 25 years working in the mostly male-dominated industry and has observed how female employees – if given the chance – can really thrive.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was her long career in high-vis that sparked Fox's bright idea to launch a social enterprise helping struggling women land a job in traffic control.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/noosa-houseboats-queensland-man-sells-boat-for-one-dollar-after-being-forced-off-river/7a97cae6-7ce5-4509-aa07-c27922a61f5b" rel="" target="_blank" title="David sold his dream home for $2 after new rule forced him out"><strong><span>David sold his dream home for $2 after new rule forced him out</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pokies-loss-limits-australia-call-to-enforce-mandatory-limits-reduce-gambling-harm/6470e5cb-b41e-47e6-bd10-9e7aa724e7f6" rel="" target="_blank" title="Kate lost $500k on pokies. She says one radical change could 'literally save lives"><strong><span>Kate lost $500k on pokies. She says one radical change could 'literally save lives</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our real philosophy is that we want these women to have an independent income," Fox told </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/" rel="" target="_blank" title="nine.com.au."><span>nine.com.au.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We don't want the women who come to us to be limited by the fact they may have never had a job before."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/fox-traffic-control-annalisa-employs-women-escaping-violence-addiction-or-incaceration-in-construction/282611f8-8627-4f6e-8f24-c3623227b8fa" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After over two decades as a foster parent, Fox is painfully aware of how women can become trapped in a "horrible" situation without money or any experience on their CV.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fox said she has seen abusive partners drain funds and spend years chipping away their partner's agency and independence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That's where Fox Traffic Control steps in.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Traffic control jobs are both well-paid and in abundance, particularly in a growing city like Canberra.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fox realised it could be a valuable launching pad for someone needing gainful employment who may be overlooked because of a gap in a resume, recent incarceration or a lack of skills.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What a lot of people don't get is... you might see a person who is homeless or is on Centrelink and you think, 'Why don't they just go and get a job?'," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you've never had a job before... it's not that easy to do it."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/meet-the-team/digital/april-glover#:~:text=%27Dicey%27%3A%20The%20ChatGPT%20caricature%20trend%20isn%27t%20as%20harmless%20as%20you%20may%20think" target="_blank" title="'Dicey': The ChatGPT caricature trend isn't as harmless as you may think"><strong><span>'Dicey': The ChatGPT caricature trend isn't as harmless as you may think</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/meet-the-team/digital/april-glover#:~:text=Sydney%20couple%20sold%20house%2C%20quit%20their%20jobs%20after%20feeling%20%27trapped%27%20in%20rat%20race" target="_blank" title="Sydney couple sold house, quit their jobs after feeling 'trapped' in rat race"><strong><span>Sydney couple sold house, quit their jobs after feeling 'trapped' in rat race</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Since launching last September, Fox Traffic Control has helped around a dozen women find a stable job.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fox and her former husband run Jonox, a crane, forklift and labour hire company in Canberra, and offer shifts holding stop signs at construction sites.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Employees work for Fox Traffic Control on a contractual basis and are sent out to sites around Canberra.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They are paid an award wage and, in best case scenario, only stay with Fox for a few months before getting full-time jobs elsewhere.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fox also helps the women to write their CV and earn their White Card.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will tell them, if you've had 15 jobs in three months because everyone sacked you after two days, you don't have to write that on your resume," Fox said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Or explain to them what a tax return is or a pay slip.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It really is such a life changer for people."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fox is at capacity right now but is hoping to ramp up hiring ahead of Easter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The goal is to partner with the federal government to form a pathway program available for the one in four Australian women who experience violence by an intimate partner or family member.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a 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