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Men and women are supposed to have equality in the workplace, but where men dominate women take pay cuts and cannot seem to do anything about it. Women are gaining more presence in nontraditional workplaces, this way they can make more money because they are more of a commodity. With that being said many women still face sexism in the workplace due to their male bosses or co workers who are not trying to break ground but who have already established themselves in that workplace. Most jobs that are male dominated have been that way since the beginning; women are new to the field and therefore are a minority, in many cases minorities do not always fair well. Many women will find it hard to break into these professions because of engrained gender roles in society, many men and even women believe manual labor is only for men. Only small percentages of women take up roles in the fields of labor and skills, this is due to both beliefs of tradition and the unwillingness of men in dominated roles. Things are changing due to this economy and women are finding themselves in more and more nontraditional roles.
Women and men both benefit from women having more nontraditional jobs. Women gain skills most do not have and can capitalize on that, they have the abilities to make more money than they would by doing receptionist work or child care. These nontraditional jobs give single mothers a chance to make more money without giving up as much time with their children. Jobs that most women don’t break into give more opportunities not only to women but to their families plus they give women more work that is needed and usually will pay for training. I believe men still are benefitting from women working in nontraditional roles, by diversifying the workplace men have different views on their jobs, plus women still do not make up enough of the nontraditional workplace to make any negative effect on their male counterparts.