{"id":9764,"date":"2021-03-19T11:36:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T06:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerising.in\/?p=9764"},"modified":"2021-03-19T13:32:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T08:02:25","slug":"meet-this-manipuri-woman-who-is-breaking-the-glass-ceiling-in-carpentry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/test\/meet-this-manipuri-woman-who-is-breaking-the-glass-ceiling-in-carpentry\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet this Manipuri woman who is breaking glass ceiling in carpentry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manipur, March 19:<\/strong> Manipuri woman R.K. Penmila, a carpenter from Manipur\u2019s Kamjong district has ventured into a profession few women have, carpentry \u2014 Building furniture.<\/p>\n<p>Penmila, who studied interior designing from the Hamstech Institute of Fashion and Interior Design in Hyderabad told the media, \u201c<strong>People ask me why I was taking up this male-dominated field. I simply told them that there can be no restrictions just because I am a woman. Both men and women can take up any field of work as long as they have the interest and passion to excel in their chosen field<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>There is no doubt that carpentry work involves lots of physical strength but I have no qualms about physical exertions. I am used to it<\/strong>,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>To sharpen her skills, Penmila did a year-long diploma course in carpentry from the Don Bosco Technical School in <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/nerising.in\/meghalaya-kiren-rijiju-inaugurates-synthetic-football-ground-in-shillong\/\">Shillong<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in the East Tusom village in Kamjong District, Penmila currently works at a shop owned by her extended family in the capital city of Imphal but wants to have her own carpentry business in the future. 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