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Not sure what inequality you're talking about, given that the US population is right at a 50/50 split between men and women. Then again, I'm not sure how genuine you're being here.

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Presumably they are referring to the healthcare and education fields being over 3/4 women. In my opinion, whether such disparities are problematic, and in which fields, is a genuine question.

I was under the impression there is, within those fields, significant concern about the way men are treated. Males who are passionate about early childcare education are often viewed as dangerous by the parents. Same for male nurses.

But, even though these fields are female dominated, aren’t the leadership and most management positions in these fields held by men? Glass escalator theory is an interesting concept that some researchers bring up when studying these disparities.

Looking at 10-year-old numbers, there are more female than male school principals in the US: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238631/us-school-princip...

I'm pretty sure that the numbers are even more skewed now. They are even more skewed at the elementary level, of course, just like the teacher numbers.

Yes, and not to mention that even within those fields there are sub-fields where there are basically no males (e.g. paediatric nurses).

And of course, the persistent retirement gender gap (men and women retire at the same age and are expected to contribute as if they lived the same lifespans, but women live considerably longer).

In the US, there are 97 men per 100 women.

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