>If you want to champion for equality, start by removing gender identity from a person profession choice in life. I 100% support this statement, and don't see

>If you want to champion for equality, start by removing gender identity from a person profession choice in life. I 100% support this statement, and don't see how it contradicts anything else I said. >The social status of a woman should not be determined by how feminine the job is Also support, though with the caveat that (as you mentioned above) the concept of a job being "feminine" ideally wouldn't exist. >nor should the social status of a man be determined by the wages he earn Here in the US, at least, the social status of, well, just about everyone, is at least partly determined by the wages they earn. I agree that this isn't ideal, and in particular no one should be judged for their income level. But in a capitalistic society it's hard to get away from that sentiment entirely. But it's an aspirational goal. I certainly don't worship income level myself: I just turned down an opportunity to make mid-6-figures in a position where I'd be working with a good friend, and an awesome commute, almost entirely because the work I'd be doing wouldn't be what I'd want to be doing. Many of my friends are in the game industry, and they make much less than they'd be able to make as programmers in other industries, and their "social status" isn't negatively impacted, at least from my POV. >Currently, the trend is the direct opposite and more professions is getting gender identity ingrained into the work culture than the year before. I live in an area where hair stylists are frequently men (near Boulder, Colorado, but I've also lived near San Francisco) and engineers are frequently women, without either being criticized for it, so maybe the bubble around me is just more sane than the rest of the country. But TBH that's a large part of why I live here. I think basic income is a necessary piece in the puzzle to allow people to really do what they want: If you're taking whatever job is available just to be able to live, then you'll take the job you hate the least. We'd still have to shift the culture to remove any stigma from taking a job atypical for a gender, but that's what I've been trying to do in my own personal interactions, including responding to posts here on HN.