Genesis Andino always knew the statistics were never in her favor. But she never really cared about that.
The high school senior from Buckeye is forging a career in automotive repair at West-MEC in Surprise when not many other women do. In 2022, women made up only 2.9% of automotive repair technicians in the U.S., making the industry one of the fields with the largest difference in the number of men versus women.
It’s led to some disrespect from some male counterparts, who question whether a woman knows how to fix cars.
