Is This A Mans World

It is believed that men that work in "traditional female jobs" seem to lack their masculinity. Occupations like nursing, dental hygienists, secretaries and child caring are a few from many that are now preferred by men. But, there is an arbitrary classification into "male" and "female" jobs, don't you think? Of course, there are certain sectors of economic activity and employment which are usually dominated by women while in the mechanics, for example, there' s greater penetration from men. Women usually hold jobs with little autonomy, less prestige and less involvement in decision making while men still have more chances to hold directors' and general managers' positions. However, Jeebboo community decided to learn your opinion on men's ability taking on traditional female jobs. Anything that a woman can do, can a guy do it, too? Let's take a look at the results.

The lowest percentages -14%- were recorded from those who disagree, pointing out that women have less choices on jobs. It is true that there is still some prejudice on women's abilities that affects them negatively, increasing -at the same time- the discrimination against them. Surprisingly the same percentages -19%- were collected from those who are against any feminist spirit, agreeing that men can compete women on their 'fields' while the same 19% of the respondents disagreed, noting that there are some traditional female jobs that men cannot choose. Polarization could be noticed throughout the results it is still encouraging the fact that 48% of Jeebboo members consider that there is enough space for both sexes.

Nowadays, perhaps workplace, for both sexes, has been equated; when asking men who are holding traditional female jobs if they feel embarrassed to do so, the answer should be negatively and they must not discern themselves from those who choose traditional male jobs. Maybe men should not only take on female jobs but also develop alternative masculine forms to add on traditional female ones. Women are trained to become fighter pilots -and become really admirable-! Why not a man as a successful kindergarten?

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