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Seven-year-old girl gets sexist road sign changed

The New Zealand Transport Authority has agreed to change the road sign from “Linemen” to “Line crew”.

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL who asked New Zealand’s Transport Agency to change a road sign she found sexist, has had her request granted.

The NZTA said it will change the sign which says “Linemen” to “Line crew” after it received a letter from Zoe Carew.

Zoe wrote to the NZ Transport Authority asking it to change its sign to be more inclusive to women.

NZTA tweeted to commend Zoe and said that “great ideas can come from anyone”.

In a letter to NZTA, Zoe said she was on her way to visit her grandparents when she saw a warning sign that said “Linemen”.

After a discussion with her dad about how women can be Line workers too, Zoe decided to ask the NZTA to change the sign to “line workers instead or something else correct and fair like that”.

In a response letter, The NZTA commended Zoe for taking action but said her suggestion of “line workers” would mean it would have to increase the size of the signs.

The transport agency said that new signs will replace the old ones to say “Line crew” in due course.

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