Women are frequently relegated to the latter status and, although they may have much to gain from understanding the mechanical details of a particular technology, for example, it is rare that efforts are made to explain these in such a way as to be nonthreatening and comprehensible. ###>Des groupes de jeunes femmes ont appris la théorie et le travail d’atelier mécanique, ainsi que l’assemblage des pompes, leur installation, leur contrôle et leur réparation.