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"Right, which is why fields that are predominantly women, like therapy, nursing, and pornography are so well paid and well treated." Wow. Ok, first of all, nu
by turc1656 10y ago
"Right, which is why fields that are predominantly women, like therapy, nursing, and pornography are so well paid and well treated."
Wow. Ok, first of all, nurses get paid a median salary of around 65-66k. The 2015 salary report I am staring at lists median salary for all occupations in the US at 48k. That would put nurses around 35% higher than the average. And I would like to add that it's a career that you can enter with a 2 or 4 year degree. I can't think of much else that virtually guarantees 65k after a few years with a 2 year degree.
I don't presume to know the inner workings of our health industry, but even if the nurses work insane hours, this is what they signed up for, right? Or are you saying they had no idea what they were getting into? The same goes for male nurses, doctors of either gender, etc. Everyone knows damn well up front what they are getting into. Doctor's know it will be grueling for a long time. They put up with it because of the compensation. Similarly, the nurses put up with it because, as I mentioned, they are 35% above average compared to the rest of society (that average is including men).
Also, porn? Really? That's an industry where women absolutely dominate earnings. I'm at work so I'm not about to risk trying to lookup any numbers, but they definitely get paid far higher than nearly all males except maybe the highest gay porn actors. And if you are going to whine about the mistreatment of women in the porn industry, save it for someone else. All performers get treated like crap in the porn industry, male and female alike. And if you are going to tell me that the women get treated worse...that might be true. But then again...they get compensated for it and they signed up for it knowing full well what was expected.
More importantly, though, is the implication your statement makes - as if women are forced into these positions and have no say over their lives and careers. I hope that's not what you are saying, is it? If so, it's total crap and you know it. That would be the equivalent of treating women like children and saying that they are so incapable of making their own decisions that we have to push them into what's appropriate for them.
- dismantlethesun 10y ago> That's an industry where women absolutely dominate earnings. On average, 2x to 4x as much per scene. Male porn stars are typically props. Emphatically objectifying them in some cases, given that the camera never shows their faces.