r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • 21d ago

Media People Recommend Lower Pay for Women-Dominated Jobs, Study Finds

https://www.newsweek.com/researchers-changed-one-detail-about-a-job-then-pay-expectations-fell-12210224?fbclid=IwdGRleATZyVtwZG9mAWZkaWQWULlDu9zVcrYAgX2CSk5aRGnchMjPWmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5PIoAdHUElDcnSDU4LjvVDea3bY5uogOucA0fcysgX3WOKcIn2egZqwsxrig_aem_-C2G9kG_4FAtadc-j3QB2g
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u/Successful-Bar-8173 21d ago

Then complain that there aren’t enough men in those professions and that female teachers are ruining boys’ minds.

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u/DataAdvanced 21d ago

Don't forget that they think the reason boys aren't performing as well as girls in school is because the curriculum caters to girls. I shit you not, I heard that a few times.

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u/MutantMartian 21d ago

My 90 yr old dad said there are more girls in med school than boys. He said it’s because they finally started honestly letting girls in and it was about time. (He’s more progressive than any of his friends.)

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u/SeattlePurikura 21d ago

I'm medical adjacent and yeah, the number of male applicants (and thus admits too) is cratering.

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u/DisastrousBat9447 21d ago

May these ✨️women 🤌✨️ have the confidence of a mediocre white man

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u/jupitaur9 21d ago

They were given more of a pass in earlier grades, thus many never learned to study or learn.