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yewberry

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8. Why is this a surprise?

Reply to otohara (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:56 PM

Dec 2012

Historically, the only acceptable professions for women were teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. While this has changed dramatically in the past 60 years or so, the professions continue to attract more women than men.

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Male Teachers Are a Rarity in Classrooms [View all] otohara Dec 2012 OP

Eliminate gender essentialism and let people be people, alp227 Dec 2012 #1

How does that get more women into these professions? Major Nikon Dec 2012 #5

As a practical matter, it also means lower pay for the profession as a whole. Deep13 Dec 2012 #2

Even if there were more men, the pay would NEVER increase duffyduff Dec 2012 #3

huh. after elementary school it was about 50/50 when i was growing up in my town... dionysus Dec 2012 #4

Th first school I taught at had ChazII Dec 2012 #6

There is a bit of a stigma on males in that line of work. Glassunion Dec 2012 #7

Why is this a surprise? yewberry Dec 2012 #8