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Even in the 21st century, gender-based stereotypes around work prevail. After two years of declines, more women are participating in the workplace, but their numbers still lag behind men.
Men are over-represented in dangerous jobs. The industries with the highest death rates are mining, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and construction, all of which employ more men than women. [140] In one U.S. study, 93% of deaths on the job involved men, [141] with a death rate approximately 11 times higher than women.
When women entered the paid workforce in the 1920s they were paid less than men because employers thought the women's jobs were temporary. Employers also paid women less than men because they believed in the "Pin Money Theory", which said that women's earnings were secondary to that of their male counterparts.
There is a stigma associated with women working full-time, especially if they are married or have children, whereas men are expected to work full-time. [79] These gender norms are particularly evident on Wall Street where men and women view either the breadwinner-homemaker model or full-time hired childcare as the answer if they choose to have ...
Even among nurse practitioners, where women comprise 9 in 10 workers, they still earn about 2% less than men. For women working in medical and health services management roles, the earning gap is ...
Nursing - like teaching and waitressing - is among the occupations that economists call "pink-collared jobs," or professions long dominated by women. While more and more men are donning the pink ...
[10] [11] Women in film also earn 2.5 times less in annual income when compared to men in the same jobs. [ 12 ] A survey conducted by Stacy Smith of the University of Southern California shows that only 7% of directors, 13% of writers, and 20% of producers in film and television are women. [ 13 ]
Olivia Summers, left, and Dee Bryant lead the Assn. of Women Drivers, billed as Hollywood's first all-female stunt-driving team. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)