Re:How Lever (YC S12) Got to 50–50 Women and Men
by belorn on Friday January 13, 2017 @08:17PM
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Looking at SAT score, it does not explain why 90% of veterinarians are women, nor why 90% of men who graduate as a teacher end up in either math, physical education, or as an after school teacher like sport trainer.
Not only is it tiring to be a minority, but it is also much easier be in a profession that incorporates ones own gender identity into the work culture (a phenomenon that has become very common in the last 50 years). A man or woman who enters the opposite culture has two choices (as a study said), leave or assimilate a work culture which is opposite to their own. Data show a rather clear trend for both groups, which is that most leave after a short time, while many of the remaining tries to find a subgroup within the profession where they can create a local majority.
10% may just represent those that have yet to leave, or who for many reason aren't affected.
Not only is it tiring to be a minority, but it is also much easier be in a profession that incorporates ones own gender identity into the work culture (a phenomenon that has become very common in the last 50 years). A man or woman who enters the opposite culture has two choices (as a study said), leave or assimilate a work culture which is opposite to their own. Data show a rather clear trend for both groups, which is that most leave after a short time, while many of the remaining tries to find a subgroup within the profession where they can create a local majority.
10% may just represent those that have yet to leave, or who for many reason aren't affected.