I don’t know where the ‘new low’ is coming from.
When you go into any of these institutions/businesses take note of the ratio of male to female workers: pharmacies, public schools, banks, medical clinics and hospitals, customer service, tv news, tv advertisements, cashiers at the retail outlets, and the list goes on.
From what I see the vast majority are female. And has been for quite some time.
“When you go into any of these institutions/businesses take note of the ratio of male to female workers: pharmacies, public schools, banks, medical clinics and hospitals, customer service, tv news, tv advertisements, cashiers at the retail outlets, and the list goes on. From what I see the vast majority are female. And has been for quite some time.”
You’re right; I guess the guys are just around to move heavy objects. One of the benefits of the feminization of “work” is that guys that can get jobs usually don’t have to worry about women taking those jobs from them. I work with plenty of women, and none of them wants to come in as early, or leave as late, as me. I’ve cut my hours back to adjust to their schedules; I’m tired of working harder with little appreciate or additional pay.
Between the women themselves, there is a rift between the lower-level minority/foreign mothers and the better paid/more-skilled “Anglo-American” dog & cat people. Some of the white women, tired of seeing the mothers accomodated for their families, invent illnesses for their parents to lighten their workloads.
When the ratio was reversed, national policy changes were demanded to redress such an obvious injustice.
Of course, places where objective measures of ability still matter (for now), like Ga Tech, the ratio is closer to 50-50.
Expect the new "STEM" push in education to erode that.