
Originally Posted by
shadowsworn
I don't think it's just women that don't like the idea of having a job in waste disposal or plumbing.
Well, I assume you can earn a fair bit from plumbing, but the thing about types of jobs where you need an apprenticeship, is that most of the people in those jobs are either men from the working class, or men who have recently immigrated. They don't take these jobs because they love plumbing. They take them because they can't afford a university education, and/or because their family or someone close to their family has been involved in that particular trade for a long time.
Besides, my uncles have told me about their experiences helping my grandfather (who was a bricklayer), and about how sexist people in these trades can be. They don't want women to become part of these trades, so it's only natural that, (combined with the fact that such jobs are often just unpleasant in nature to begin with) for the most part, women don't.
and I don't think they should have to be. this argument is silly imo. IF WOMEN WANT TO BE EQUAL THEY SHOULD START TAKING CRAP JOBS. AND ALSO THEY SHOULD BECOME ALCOHOLICS AND START BEATING THEIR HUSBANDS.