Possibility 2: Those fields are female-dominated because they can't get into male-dominated fields.
So what do the pay and prestige look like for female fields, vs male fields? Well, take medical. Nurses (low prestige, low pay) are >90% female. Doctors (high prestige, high pay) are about 70% male.
This suggests to me that there's indeed a huge level of bias and discrimination, but not in the way you think.
Possibility 2: Those fields are male-dominated because they can't get into female-dominated fields.
Men do not work as teachers because the media has painted men as "sex crazed". Most mothers would be uncomfortable with having a male 4th grade teacher for their daughter.
Many women would be uncomfortable having a male gynecologist or a male nurse helping them deliver their baby.
> Doctors (high prestige, high pay) are about 70% male.
Sorry but this breaks your narrative: 60% of new MDs each year are female. However: female MDs are more likely to quit the profession or go part time in order to raise kids. Again, this might show anti-male discrimination because it is not socially acceptable for male doctors to quit work to stay home with the kids.
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The above suggests to me that there's indeed a huge level of bias and discrimination, but not in the way you think.
-- edit: fwiw, I googled stats. According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, 2017 was the first year ever that female medical school enrollment was greater than male medical school enrollment. I also went to graduation by year as far back as 2002, and it has always been more men than women. So yeah, your statistics are bullshit. Care to offer a source? --
And mind you, being a stay at home parent is considered a low-prestige, low-pay role. To the extent that it's discouraged for men, that's a result of a sexism that puts men in a dominant role and demeans them for doing "women's work".
The idea that men aren't teachers because the media paints them as sex-crazed is absurd. The gender disproportion of teachers existed long before the media mentioned such things at all. And you offer no evidence whatsoever for the assertion.
> Many women would be uncomfortable having a male gynecologist or a male nurse helping them deliver their baby.
And what is your opinion of the above bit of my previous post (since you avoided that in your answer?)
Is it possible men and women weight values differently when selecting occupations?
What is the payoff for pay and prestige and is it the same between genders?
I think the overwhelming evidence suggests it is not the same and that women value different things than men.