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The film is dedicated to director/screenwriter Jim Sheridan's brother Frankie, who died at the age of ten. [2] In The Making of in America, a featurette on the DVD release of the film, Sheridan explains Christy and Ariel are based on his daughters—and co-writers—Naomi and Kirsten. He says they wanted to make a film showing how people can ...
This may include jobs in the beauty industry, nursing, social work, teaching, secretarial work, or child care. [1] While these jobs may also be filled by men, they have historically been female-dominated (a tendency that continues today, though to a somewhat lesser extent) and may pay significantly less than white-collar or blue-collar jobs. [2]
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.
Alamy By Kathleen Elkins 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 ...
The same is true for several of the top 10 fastest-growing occupations dominated by women. Even among nurse practitioners, where women comprise 9 in 10 workers, they still earn about 2% less than men.
"Men's work" is higher paid and is viewed to have greater value. [7] Among some people, men's work is considered to be the opposite of "women's work" and thus does not include activities within the home or with children, though "men's work" traditionally includes work that involves both (such as repairing appliances and disciplining children).
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)
Occupational segregation refers to the way that some jobs (such as truck driver) are dominated by men, and other jobs (such as child care worker) are dominated by women. Considerable research suggests that predominantly female occupations pay less, even controlling for individual and workplace characteristics. [75]