Capstone planning

- Visit fire hall: build connections

- Reach out to VPD and Paramedics
- Write interview questions
- Research: environment, relationship with the community and possible classes/degrees that
might help
- Make website

Interview questions:

About them

- What do you love about your job?

- Why did you decide to become a (insert job)?
- Who inspires you the most?
- How do you feel about the world showing female first responders in the following ways (weaker
than males, soft, only value is their sexiness, used as propaganda, etc.)

About the job

- What has been your biggest challenge as a woman working in (insert job) environment?

Follow up: how did you overcome this challenge?

- What schooling did you do? Courses/degree did you take/get?

Follow up: are there any courses you would suggest girls wanting to enter the (insert job) to take?

- How would you say the relationship between the community and your work is?
- Has there ever been a time you have been looked down on or over because of your gender?

Follow up: do you know any female colleagues who might feel this way?

- Being a first responder must be hard. How do you separate home and work life?

Follow up: how do you keep a healthy mindset through your line of work?

- What is something you find discouraging about your work environment?

 - Would you say that you and any of your female colleagues are treated the same as your male
colleagues? And can you give examples?
- In the future, how would you like to see (insert job field) change?

For others

- What advice do you have for any young women wanting to enter the (insert job)?
- Any encouraging words you wish you heard of have heard that you would like to pass onto the
next generation of women (insert job)?
- What do you want the future force to look like? What changes could be/ would you make to the
force if you could?
- Is there anything else you want to say to any upcoming female first responders?