Unit C Blog # 12

I believe that this type of segregation in the work force exists because the people in our country have been socialized into thinking that traditionally mean belong in the fields of manual labor and technological things, and women belong in work force such as nursing, child care, secretary and so on. The truth however is that men and women should be able to freely move between jobs and fields of interest without a hassle and with even pay. Who is to say that one gender belongs in a certain field while another does not belong at all. People have so many different passions in life and it is sad that these passions are subjected to scrutiny by people who think with a traditional, in the box type of mentality.

Women gain so many advantages by pursuing careers in non traditional roles because the sky is the limit. The women that follow their own path and decide to take on a career that would otherwise be considered a "mans job" have the advantage of breaking through these gender assignments and just like the video showed, these women are seriously enjoying their jobs in fields like mechanics, aviation and so on. They have the ability to bring another gender's perspective to the table and this proves helpful all around in the job field.

I would say that men do not necessarily "gain" by having women in the workforce economically, but they do however gain the ability to grow socially. What I mean by that is they are able to get new insights and this improves their ability to perform in certain areas of the work force. Our nation and communities as a whole most certainly gain from equal access to jobs in any market because it shows that we are a nation that holds no gender barriers, which is a problem that we are trying to escape from currently.

Women in roles such as police work and fire work certainly make the work force a more diverse place, thus making the jobs that these people perform better all around. The views of women in this job, and qualities that women naturally have helps out the job as a whole. The skills could come in any form and could help out with things such as hostage negotiations or detective work. This is not the limit in any sense however, as seen by the female police woman in the video who is an expert sniper on the SWAT team. Once these gender roles are broken, jobs will be open to finding women that are just as good if not better at men in all the traditional roles men are credited with such as strength, technology etc. Overall, the nation definitely gains from having an equal work force, and there is no arguing that.