Balwinder Gill drives a truck.

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1- Background

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In Canada, only about 15%  of long-distance truck drivers are women.
In South Asian many people think it is a man's job.
Gill came to Canada in 2000, she thought she could never learn how to drive.
Gill's first job was in a factory in Woodbridge. Some days she finished at 3 a.m., there were no buses and she had to wait or call a taxi.

2- Family

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Gill, 32, grew up in a quiet village in the Punjab area of India.
Gill have a cousin in Canada, she visited him.
She sends money to her parents in the Punjab every month. They know she drives a truck and are proud of her.

3- Driving

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She got fed up with this and took driving lessons, driving was easier than she thought.
Gill wanted to apply for a trucker's license. Fot three months, she took lessons five days a week while working full time. She had to learn how to shift 15 gears and back up an 18-wheel truck and trailer.
Twice, she failed the driving test, the third time, she passed.
She quit her factory job the same day. A few days later, a Mississauga trucking company hired her.