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I think your questions at the end are super important ones, and it's frustrating that they are far less commonly discussed; presumably because it's very easy fo

I think your questions at the end are super important ones, and it's frustrating that they are far less commonly discussed; presumably because it's very easy for a person to be called sexist by even bringing up the idea. > How much of it is due to the professions each gender gravitates toward I think it is even more interesting and complicated than that, too. Assuming that "women tend to more commonly take roles that pay less", you can ask the followup question of whether those roles pay less _because_ women traditionally fill them. Is cause and effect one way, the other way, or both ways? Overall, it is a REALLY interesting topic. It is also, however, one where it's very easy to start out having an innocent conversation and accidentally turn out being considered "the bad guy". So it's a hard conversation to have widely.

belorn 4y ago
> Assuming that "women tend to more commonly take roles that pay less", you can ask the followup question of whether those roles pay less _because_ women traditionally fill them. Is cause and effect one way, the other way, or both ways? Men have been seen to be more sensitive to changes in wages and to generally leave professions faster when wages are dropping. Men tend to also rush to professions when wages are suddenly rising. Since wages can change to external factors, there does seem to indicate the order of the cause and effect. It would be interesting to know if the same could be said about work hours. If you extend work hours (overtime), do women tend to leave the profession, and if you reduce it (like 4 day work week) do women rush to that profession?