I figured a close stereotype for men, would be that they should all be farmers. The thing is, there are under two million farmers in the US as of 2023. So statistically, an equivalent occupation/role should have a larger number.

  • @Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
    -15•7 months ago

    Because in general men are good with things and women are good with people. There’s a good reason the vast majority of construction workers, mechanics and engineers are men and it’s not (only) because women aren’t welcome on those fields.

    • SanguinePar
      7•7 months ago

      I think that’s a massive over-generalisation to be honest. Women are just as capable at any of those things.

      I’m not sure why you would want to look down on people who don’t know how to do a thing, but at least do it equally.

      • @Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
        -8•7 months ago

        Ofcourse it’s a generalization. I’m speaking of all men and women as groups. This isn’t about individuals.

        If you pick random 100 men and random 100 women from the population and give them the task of building/fixing something the men are going to perform better every single time.

    • @exanime@lemmy.today
      7•7 months ago

      Because in general men are good with things and women are good with people.

      Dude, you’ve been thoroughly brainwashed

      There’s a good reason the vast majority of construction workers, mechanics and engineers are men and it’s not (only) because women aren’t welcome on those fields

      …and you double down

      • @CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz
        -2•7 months ago

        Check out the actual statistics on what women and men choose an occupations when both people-related and non-people-related jobs are otherwise equal. There’s quite a bit of evidence that men and women tend to prefer occupations in one or the other category.

        Honestly, looking at how different men and women are physically, it is slightly absurd to assume that they are identical psychologically (i.e. have the exact same preference regarding people-oriented vs. technical occupations).

      • @Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
        -4•7 months ago

        No, you’ve been brainwashed.

        This is how productive your reply was. Are you going to elaborate or you here just to throw shit? Just telling someone they’re wrong isn’t exactly going to make them change their mind about it. Counter the argument - not the person saying it.