• ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    The data from that study didn’t even compare similar fields.

    It compared a Walmart worker to a doctor lol.

    It was a wild study.

    • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz
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      28 days ago

      How come women are more likely to become Walmart workers than doctors compared to men? Here are some contributing factors:

      Girls are taught to see doctors as men
      Girls receive less pressure to excel in science
      Girls are taught to be more squeamish while boys are permitted to make messes
      Maintaining a professional career is harder without maternity leave
      Employers may view the prospect of having to pay maternity leave as a business risk
      Women may avoid academia due to a fear of not being taken seriously
      Girls are discouraged from occupying positions of authority
      Women may fear not being taken seriously by patients
      Girls are often told not to worry about their careers and to focus on marriage instead

    • LANIK2000@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      In an ideal world it would be nice to be able to do that, but in our it’s just misleading.