I think that time has really changed. People now do different kind of jobs. There is not discrimination as there used to be before. Women and men work on cleaning houses,hospital, school; moreover, the percentage of women and men doing these kind of job has increased within the years. On the 1900's forty percentage of women work on cleaning and in 2007 it increased to 87 percentage.
I think that cleaning is not a easy job for women either for men because it is a job that requires a lot of energy. People get tired very fast and stress out. Some of them have to finish their work in certain amout of time which is not easy.
In addition some people who do not work doing the dirty work make think that cleaning is a job only for women and therefore men should not do it. Many people who live here are undocumented and the first job easy to find is cleaning houses. It doesn't require so many documents but it involves all the household duties.
You're right about the times changing and both genders are actually in masculine/feminine fields of work. Although, it's been happening so long, it's become a chain. The article actually relates to some real world experiences. How often is the word "nurse" associated with feminine care? Also, with male teachers, rare. Male professors, that's actually reality. There are a lot of male nurses even though the title itself sounds feminine. Considering it has changed over the years, male occupational values have not exactly changed, but decreased and are not maintaining higher goals.
ReplyDeleteDiana- can you provide page references for the information from Duffy's chapter you are paraphrasing in your post? I have to disagree with your statement about "There is not discrimination as there used to be before". As you point out "some people who do not work doing the dirty work make think that cleaning is a job only for women and therefore men should not do it". Therefore women and men are preferred for certain types of jobs. Your point about undocumented workers and cleaning jobs is very important. If cleaning jobs are easier to obtain, who according to this statement, has an easier time getting a job? men or women?
ReplyDeleteKerry- yes, the particular words or phrases used to label/name jobs/professions carry a gender connotation. The point about male nurses is very important, especially in light of the fact that many men, many LAGCC male students, are pursuing the degree in nursing.
Can you say more about "Considering it has changed over the years, male occupational values have not exactly changed, but decreased and are not maintaining higher goals"? Are you saying men are less ambitious? Or are you saying certain male occupations are no longer considered masculine?