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> The distribution of genders across occupations reflects the biases deeply rooted in our society, with women often being confined to roles such as administrati
by xwowsersx 3y ago
> The distribution of genders across occupations reflects the biases deeply rooted in our society, with women often being confined to roles such as administrative assistants and secretaries
There are many causes that explain the distribution of genders across occupations. This kind of univariate, knee-jerk analysis is comforting, I'm sure, because you can explain everything through a single lens, but I seriously doubt that bias is even in the top five most significant factors that explains the distribution.
- jleyank 3y agoDiscussing secretaries and admin assistants is so 20th century. These kinds of jobs, aside from maybe the one for the head shed or the also-HR person in smaller companies were destroyed by the growth of the PC.
- jleyank 3y agoCould whomever down voted this point out where secretaries and admin's fulfill traditional roles, especially in N America? People I knew saw them disappear in the 2000-2005 timeframe in the Northeast and I've not heard of any occurrence since. It would be good if these positions still existed as these, coupled with teaching, was a good second-partner job/career for families with children.
- TheLoafOfBread 3y agoTime for women to man up.