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Female dominant professions

Myname
edited June 2008 in General
I was thinking the other day when people jokingly said that science related fields have no hot girls.

Which field of work is dominated by females?

Politics dominated by males
Economics and Business world dominated by males
Science dominated by males
Engineering and tech industry dominated by males
Math dominated by males

Mostly males in those fields (like 90%) and since politics, the economy and technology is already dominated by males, the major stuff has already been covered so there's not much left.

The only thing that comes to mind is the prostitution industry, porn industry, secretaries and nurses. And social worker. Fashion designer is kinda debatable since a good number of them are metrosexual men.

Hair stylist too probably.
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  • nicole
    edited June 2008
    As much as culture has changed, a good majority of women are still opting to fulfill the housewife role. If men have always been the breadwinners in most situations, of course they're going to dominate fields of work. It's not necessarily a bad thing -- I'd love to be able to have a full-time job and raise kids in the future, but it's probably not feasible because I would hate to have my kids growing up with a nanny or in daycare.

    Good observation, but it makes sense.
  • mrbubbles
    edited June 2008
    Myname;32221 said:

    Politics dominated by males
    Economics and Business world dominated by males
    Science dominated by males
    Engineering and tech industry dominated by males
    Math dominated by males
    Here's the problem with most of these careers, they require education that finishes by the time you are in your mid to late twenties, and a long career path where you spend more than 60 hours a week devoted to your job. In this day and age, to pursue these education means paying off your debt by the time you are 35, with little savings. Essentially, those are in these profession age 25-35 spend the bulk of their time mating career growth, if you are a female who wants to start a family, it's tough thing to do while pursuing a career. By the time you are settled with your career at age 40, it's almost too late to start a family. The business world is changing somewhat, but the rest including law requires huge amount of time to pursue, difficult when you are a female with ticking clock.

    Other than the family issue regarding females, there's also the social stigma of a female as a leader in these profession. Women equality has only been a new idea 100 years. Before the 20th century, women are still in the housewives role. First World War was the first time they actually had jobs that was traditionally meant for men. If anything, the advances of equality has drastically improved. Women have occupied almost every occupation historically reserved for men.
  • Insatiable
    edited June 2008
    I'm not being sexist when I say that it's understandable that the sciences, law, and mathematics are dominated by males. All three of those fields require prominence of the left hemisphere of the brain (males generally have more developed left hemispheres in relation to their right hemispheres). Females tend to be better at languages (since both hemispheres are equally developed in females), so they'd likely make better interpreters and translators; females can also succeed at jobs that require empathy: a lot of social workers are females and so are a good number of shrinks. In regards to business, I would say that both males and females have the opportunity to succeed equally well.
    Myname;32221 said:
    IThe only thing that comes to mind is the prostitution industry, porn industry, secretaries and nurses. And social worker. Fashion designer is kinda debatable since a good number of them are metrosexual men.

    Hair stylist too probably.
    Porn and prostitution? Isn't that a bit presumptuous?
  • Iran1988
    edited June 2008
    Strippers.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited June 2008
    Damn I was guna say strippers

    Alright... waitering at Hooters is my second vote. You don't see any guys there, lol
  • JayDub
    edited June 2008
    Women studies is dominated by women.
  • Agentbob
    edited June 2008
    They way I see it, women can't have best of both worlds. Most women want kids, and they'll trouble reproducing after the age of 30. However, they can't maintain a career if they do. It's much harder for them to move up the corporate ladder (since maternal leave really affects your performance). If a woman does choose a career, chances are, she'll opt out of reproduction.

    Sad trend, but there you go.
  • randomuser
    edited June 2008
    Generally I'd say porn is close to equitable. Well I think guys look at porn more, and naturally there is going be more of the overall content based at women, but a there are a lot of men.

    Your assumptions about jobs are based on reflections of current job trends and the cultural and social trends during the time these people were born. I'm sure we've all noticed and heard that females now outnumber men in post secondary institutions, so give it 20-30 years and see how it looks at that point.

    Also some jobs will normally hire more men than women due to sexist type issues, like women not dominant or agressing enough to do a role. Or there are some roles women just don't want period such as construction worker or other physical labour.

    I personally don't care whether there is a balance in the work world. I could probably quite easily not work a single day for the rest of my life and be supported by men, and not even have kids, or wait a long time to have them I like knowing this fact, women can always live off guys, its not socially acceptable for men to do so though.

    So men have the toe up in the getting a job world, while women don't even have to work if they don't want. I have friends who have always lived off their boyfriends.
  • Morro
    edited June 2008
    Psych classes are all far in excess of 50% female.
  • IVTIVT
    edited June 2008
    randomuser;32248 said:


    I personally don't care whether there is a balance in the work world. I could probably quite easily not work a single day for the rest of my life and be supported by men, and not even have kids, or wait a long time to have them
    to do this you must:
    a) be incredibly hot
    b) be good in bed
    c) put out every day
    d) cook well

    but see, that's sexist. So it is harder, but more respectable, to get a career going.
    Unless you have kids, in which case its ok to live off of a guy.
  • randomuser
    edited June 2008
    Maybe thats what you think, you dont need to:

    a) be incredibly hot
    b) be good in bed
    c) put out every day
    d) cook well

    Have you seen some of the girls guys date, vice versa? Your theory is quite wrong, not all guys can get model types yet support who they are with.

    I lived with one of my boyfriends when I was 17 and I didnt have a job for a year, I didn't cook more than twice a week, or put out daily. For some reason I suspect you would support a girl too.

    I had a friend live with a guy a year, and she only had sex with him a hand full of times, but since he was in love with her he didn't care.
  • Insatiable
    edited June 2008
    Morro;32258 said:
    Psych classes are all far in excess of 50% female.
    Insatiable;32226 said:
    a lot of social workers are females and so are a good number of shrinks
    Enough said!
  • Lixie
    edited June 2008
    YOU FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PROFESSION IN ANY SOCIETY AND CULTURE: EDU-FUCKING-CATION.
  • IVTIVT
    edited June 2008
    randomuser;32262 said:


    I had a friend live with a guy a year, and she only had sex with him a hand full of times, but since he was in love with her he didn't care.
    oops, forgot about love. My bad.
  • Morro
    edited June 2008
    Insatiable;32263 said:
    Enough said!
    Which is ironic, because women are nuts.
  • lazyGUY
    edited June 2008
    I personally wouldnt go out with a girl that expects me to "support" her. I mean if I was incredibly rich I wouldn't mind, but i have to pay tuition and have enough money left over to buy beer.
    Honestly tho, the girl would have to contribute something (money-wise) to a relationship for me to maintain interest. Otherwise shes one lazy bitch.
  • Lixie
    edited June 2008
    lazyGUY;32271 said:
    I personally wouldnt go out with a girl that expects me to "support" her. I mean if I was incredibly rich I wouldn't mind, but i have to pay tuition and have enough money left over to buy beer.
    Honestly tho, the girl would have to contribute something (money-wise) to a relationship for me to maintain interest. Otherwise shes one lazy bitch.
    I'd agree. Personally I wouldn't enjoy spending someone else's money--as a Chinese expression says, you'd have to "obey the colour of his face" if you relied on your husband/boyfriend, whether financially or otherwise.
  • Iran1988
    edited June 2008
    i still stick with strippers.
  • nicole
    edited June 2008
    lazyGUY;32271 said:
    I personally wouldnt go out with a girl that expects me to "support" her. I mean if I was incredibly rich I wouldn't mind, but i have to pay tuition and have enough money left over to buy beer.
    Honestly tho, the girl would have to contribute something (money-wise) to a relationship for me to maintain interest. Otherwise shes one lazy bitch.
    Dating, yes. Marriage, no.
  • lazyGUY
    edited June 2008
    nicole;32279 said:
    Dating, yes. Marriage, no.
    I agree, when you get married it becomes a whole different story, I just wouldnt date some1 who expects me to spend all my money on her
  • randomuser
    edited June 2008
    Well lots of guys do it, do you consider long term dating couples different from married?

    What if you've been dating like 7 months and the girl wants to go to school and youre living together, she pays for her school you pay for everything else?
  • Morro
    edited June 2008
    That's assuming that you have the ability to do that. If you're both going to school, you can't afford to support two people.
  • randomuser
    edited June 2008
    I guess a forum for students is a bad place to pose my hypotheticals. I think its a lot more normal and happens a lot for non students who are young. I see it a lot with people I know, even when the girls arent using the guys, where it seems perfectly normal.
  • Iran1988
    edited June 2008
    I come from a culture where spending on your woman is expected..


    Quit bitching peeps.
  • Makall
    edited June 2008
    The bare minimum that is.

    Don't you behead your women for going outside?

    I think it's fairly established that women dominate the prostitution, porn, stripper, nurse and social worker industries. And all social sciences.
  • nicole
    edited June 2008
    I was referring to the comment about relying on a man. When I'm dating someone, sure, there are certain things that are expected, but even at 7 months or something 'long term' I wouldn't feel comfortable having a guy pay for my education even if I would pay for everything else. Maybe some help here and there, but my education is an investment into my future, and it's pretty fulfilling to be able to pay for that. I'm not saying it's wrong to have someone support you in that sense, I just enjoy being able to do it on my own.

    Marriage, on the other hand, is an entirely different story.
  • Iran1988
    edited June 2008
    Makall;32338 said:
    The bare minimum that is.

    Don't you behead your women for going outside?

    I think it's fairly established that women dominate the prostitution, porn, stripper, nurse and social worker industries. And all social sciences.
    This is by far one of the stupidest, most ignorant, things i've ever read.
  • vonnie
    edited June 2008
    Education.

    A good percentage of teachers are women.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited June 2008
    to sum things up

    women aren't important
  • randomuser
    edited June 2008
    Iran1988;32347 said:
    This is by far one of the stupidest, most ignorant, things i've ever read.
    iran what about this?
    IVT;31885 said:
    ok God made men first. Hence the term "woman" ie, out of man. He wants men to be the heads of church, family and state. That's how it is. Does that mean that he wants us to beat/mistreat women (which is what you are implying)? NO.
    I'm not sure which of the two statements is worse ;)

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