Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe...
by wakawaka28 on Thursday November 07, 2024 @02:45PM
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It's not irrational to assume that someone older is more competent in their job. Most people do not switch careers. At minimum, there is an upper bound on years of experience when you look at someone who appears to be under 25 or even 30.
If the customer was trying to guess which of two people in front of them might be a welder, and only 5% of welders are female, it's not irrational to assume that it's the man. The customer may never have seen a female welder before. Until they say something like you can't be a welder, you're a woman, I think the generous reading would be that the customer is having their priors updated in real time, not necessarily that they're a misogynist.