Still, she often encountered people who didn’t want a new mechanic —and a woman, at that—working on their cars. So, Banks decided to take another big leap: she sold her late model car and bought a ...

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There will always be a need for qualified auto mechanics, which is why some young women from Smoky Hill High School toured Groove Mazda and Ford on Arapahoe Wednesday and learned what it takes to be a ...

UPPER DARBY, Pa. — Girls Auto Clinic Repair Center, an auto repair shop with female mechanics and a "while-u-wait" nail salon near Philadelphia, apparently is going Hollywood. Shop owner Patrice Banks ...

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Many of us are viewed as “fair game” by many auto mechanics, who regard it as their bounden duty to extract as much of our money as they can from our wallets. Many of us are viewed as “fair game” by ...

UPPER DARBY, PA -- At Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby, owner Patrice Banks is challenging traditional gender roles with a car-care center that caters to women -- complete with a salon to get your ...