More Men are Taking 'Pink Collar' Jobs: OK or Unfair?
SodaHead News
2012/06/12 16:00:00
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Times are tough out there! Jobs are few and far between, for men and women. And men particularly are exploring some traditionally female-dominated professions. The New York Times reports that between 2000 and 2010 "occupations that are more than 70 percent female accounted for almost a third of all job growth for men, double the share of the previous decade."
As traditionally male jobs in construction and manufacturing dry up, men are branching out, and many are pleasantly surprised to find stability, as well as less stress in some cases and more time at home, according to the report. The Times says: "While women continue to make inroads into prestigious, high-wage professions dominated by men, more men are reaching for the dream in female-dominated occupations that their fathers might never have considered." Dental assistants, receptionists, nurses... it's all fair game. Or is it? Are men taking spots women have worked for years to earn?
As traditionally male jobs in construction and manufacturing dry up, men are branching out, and many are pleasantly surprised to find stability, as well as less stress in some cases and more time at home, according to the report. The Times says: "While women continue to make inroads into prestigious, high-wage professions dominated by men, more men are reaching for the dream in female-dominated occupations that their fathers might never have considered." Dental assistants, receptionists, nurses... it's all fair game. Or is it? Are men taking spots women have worked for years to earn?
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dmeyen 2012/06/12 16:28:22
But its ok, probably you have talked with many men that their intentions werent so good about women nurses. So my bad if i made you think i had some warped thoughts about the nurses.
It's called "equality".
Men also work two times longer on the job. oh and women spend less on cars. Women are more likely to buy things they do not necessarily need....I could go on. I can't count how much money I wasted on women in the past. If I saved it all I could buy a new home I bet.
Sometimes a woman will quit the job to raise her kids and then go backout and start working again....yeah, like I will give her the raises she might have gotten had she stayed with me all this time..NOT. You will start back at the bottom like everyone else unless you have something really good to bring to the table like an ivy league education or a lot of certificates. Not once has the pay gap ever been truly proven. too much goes on behind the scenes and until you are an employer, you just don't know...you are just a clueless observer who watches the news too much and we all news is nothing more than a drama...a pathetic soap opera.
Not women can branch out into traditionally male dominated roles but men can't branch out to female dominated ones. Anyone can do whatever they want as long as they're good at it.
Any gender can acceptably do this, but generally it's a woman's job. :P
The correct word is "based."