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> Most are carried out by women, ... Is that true? I can rattle off a list of male-dominated jobs that are absolutely not remote, like basically all the "trade

• j45 4y ago
  Instead of trying to discredit the experience of others or women could it not be a “yes, and trades” instead of a “yes, but”?
  • defrost 4y ago
    The comment above doesn't read as a "yes, but" questioning the experiences of workers, it reads as questioning the assertion that hands on work that cannot be performed telecommuting from home is "mostly carried out by women". It's a fair question; while I recognise the role of women as care givers, etc it's also true that in many countries trades (mechanics, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, buildrs, tilers, etc) are male heavy jobs, point of sale, bartending, etc. have a large number of men, etc. FWiW I question any demarcation over gender and remote work as here (Australia) women are as capable of doing either (telecommute | hands on) and do so - and whatever splits there are today on numbers may change five years down the track.
    • j45 4y ago
      It's up to you to decide if "mostly carried out by" is all, or not. There's no question men and women do hard jobs. Women are disproportionately a shadow labour force at home too that would make most people not used to it fall apart. That's fair it doesn't and I brought attention to there being a choice to say "yes, and"
• fundad 4y ago
  The women-dominated fields are larger and growing faster.