"Breaking out" on the job at the age of 40, the group of women has a high income

The hair salon of Ms. Nguyen Thi Huyen (41 years old) located on Tran Quang Dieu Street, Ngoc Trao Ward, Thanh Hoa City is always crowded with customers waiting to have their hair done and their nails painted.

Coming to the beauty industry at the age of 40, Ms. Huyen did not think this job would suit her so well. Ms. Huyen said that after graduating from high school, she went to study sewing and then worked as a worker in Thanh Hoa city.

Bung nghề ở tuổi 40, hội chị em có mức thu nhập cao - 1 — Hairdressing, nail and nail salon profession requires meticulousness, love for the job and creativity (Photo: Hanh Linh).

In 2020, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the tailor shop had few customers, so Ms. Huyen had to quit her job. Due to difficulties, Ms. Huyen applied to work as a product inspector at a garment company in Dong Vinh ward, Thanh Hoa city.

According to Ms. Huyen, the work at the company is too hard, "killing" time, she leaves home at 7am, many days working overtime until 9pm. Working hard, working overtime for a whole month but the salary received is still limited to enough for family expenses.

"My husband is a driver, he is away all day. If I continue working, I will also be away from dawn to dusk, with no one to take care of the children, and their studies will decline," Huyen confided.

While struggling to find a new job, through a friend, Ms. Huyen accidentally learned about a free training class in hairdressing, nail, makeup... under the project "Beauty to live - Live to be beautiful" at the Center for Support and Development of Women in Thanh Hoa province.

Although she loves to make herself and others beautiful, Ms. Huyen was still hesitant because she was 40 years old and just started learning the profession. However, with the encouragement of her family and other women, Ms. Huyen decided to register and submit her application for an interview.

Bung nghề ở tuổi 40, hội chị em có mức thu nhập cao - 2 — Ms. Thu is trying to learn a trade at the Center for Women's Support and Development in Thanh Hoa province (Photo: Hanh Linh).

After the interview round, Ms. Huyen passed and then went to school. After more than 3 months of vocational training, with the accumulated knowledge, Ms. Huyen boldly "started a business", opening a women's hair salon, nail salon, and accepting makeup artists.

"Love the job, the job will not let you down", the small hair salon gives Ms. Huyen a stable income of 14 - 15 million VND/month. During holidays and Tet, the income will double, even triple. With this job, Ms. Huyen has more time for herself, taking care of her family.

Having lost her job at the age of 36, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu, Quang Binh commune, Quang Xuong district, was introduced by the Women's Union of the commune to study beauty. According to Ms. Thu, each job has its own hardships. Although hairdressing, nail and makeup are hard, they still work in a cool environment, the work is light, and you can control your time. The biggest requirement of this job is to be meticulous, hardworking and creative.

Ms. Thu plans to open a hair salon in her hometown after finishing the course in a month. She hopes that the small hair salon will help her have a stable income and raise her two children who are still in school age with her husband.

Bung nghề ở tuổi 40, hội chị em có mức thu nhập cao - 3 — The project "Beauty to live - Live to be beautiful" in Thanh Hoa attracts many women to participate (Photo: Hanh Linh).

Ms. Pham Thi Mo, a teacher at the Center for Women Support and Development in Thanh Hoa province, said that Ms. Huyen and Ms. Thu are 2 of more than 100 students trained in professional hairdressing.

The program to train beauty industry skills and improve digital capacity for female workers to change income and quality of life in Thanh Hoa province has been implemented by the Provincial Women's Union since 2019.

Through 6 courses, the program aims to provide free beauty training for students and female members in the province who are in difficult circumstances or unemployed to support start-ups and create a good life for the future.

Bung nghề ở tuổi 40, hội chị em có mức thu nhập cao - 4 — Women in the makeup course boldly started their own business at the age of 40 (Photo: Pham Thi Mo).

After finishing their studies, many women have opened hair salons, nail salons, and makeup artists, earning an income of 14-15 million VND/person/month. Women who cannot afford to open a shop will be introduced to jobs at other professional salons by the center, with a salary of 7-10 million VND/person/month.

According to Ms. Mo, the hair, nail, and makeup training program, which has been implemented in Vietnam since 2009, has provided job opportunities for nearly 15,000 people (mostly women) in difficult circumstances, and 90% of them pursue a career in beauty.

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