What characteristics of a job make people think it is a man's job or a woman's job?

Answer 1

There is some statistical evidence that shows that women are better (less likely to make mistakes) at highly repetitive work.

There is a lot of evidence that men do better at heavy lifting, etc. They also seem to generally get more out of being in danger than women do.

However, there are exceptions to both.

Generally, men don't see women in vulnerable states (e.g. after they have just been raped) without other women present. The reverse is not true.

Jobs associated with maternity tend to end up with women because of the biological connection ... but that's not always true.

Answer 2

The way the question is framed don't qualify it enough. "The sort of job that most women would do better than most men" is a better way to describe "a woman's job".
___Then again, most people's thoughts aren't often carefully framed. But it's good to clarify the notion before discussing it, because "A woman's job" implies that only women should or can do it. The same applies to "a man's job". An awful lot of horror stories could be prevented if people realized that even if men are GENERALLY better at some jobs, that doesn't mean that any man would be better at it than any woman, or vice versa for the opposite case. And for a lot of jobs, there's no "better" or "worse, only "different", in any way that relates to a person's sex.
___Some differences have been mentioned by other posters, but the usual "man are better at heavy lifting" shows up without any of the more sophisticated skills. Men are less violence- and risk-averse, in general, and tend to visualize things more spatially and abstractly. This confers some advantages with regard to radical innovation, which always does some figurative violence against the intellectual status quo. It also confers some advantage as regards the pursuit of very broad or long-term goals in a way that doesn't get bogged down in here-and-now details or attachments to more intermediate practical goals. On the other hand, this can be as much a curse as it is a blessing, as when flaws in the goal-setting process are revealed by the very collateral damage that men tend to ignore. The tendencies that increase long-term effectuality can also lead to too much depersonalization, and inattention to the practical details and the human costs.
___At any rate, this aspect of maleness is often ignored.

Answer 3

Quick story here:
About 42 years ago I toured the Ford Motor Company's Rouge River Plant in Michigan.
It was the location of their steel foundry.
In the process they poured molten steel into molds creating 20 ton ingots of steel.
As soon as it solidified, the clay molds were broken and the huge ingots still glowing bright orange to yellow were lifted by a crane and carried over the heads of the people working below.
Our tour guide told us the Ford company hired ONLY WOMEN to perform the job of operating that crane.
He said they NEVER had a woman drop on of the ingots.
Now I know our society would consider that a man's job, but that brings me to the main point of your question.
Women and men ARE different regardless of what the feminist movement would like us to believe.
A woman's job is one where the characteristics of being caring, concerned and patient in the face of tedious, repetitious or unpleasant circumstances comes to the fore.
Generally a man's work would denote a need for physical strength or size.
Needless to say there is a broad overlap of of jobs that are suitable for both sexes and some individuals in both sexes that can perform the duties normally considered suitable for the opposite sex.

Answer 4

I have NO idea!

Women are just as capable to work like a man...for example, a mechanics job would belong to a...? You were thinking a man, correct?

Buuzz!!

Wrong! I'm a WOMAN and I wish to be mechanic! I work on cars...

People for many, many centuries don't let individuals explore their intrests...sticking to the stats quo, if you will...

Very good question!

<3 La Reina

Answer 5

In large part tradition. Many of these traditions were based on generalizations made by society. Women were thought to be better nurses and teachers because they were nurturing, men were though to be good firefighters and construction workers because of their physical strength.

Answer 6

Men job are technical, women job are people related. Women are not good at fixing thing and men are not good at dealing with people.

Answer 7

The higher the position, the higher the renumeration. Too often executive positions are still held by men. Also, blue collar work is well-paid. That tends to be associated with men. Women have the 'Pink Collar Ghetto' to look forward to...yippee...

Answer 8

If it involves the need for strength or if it's really challanging. On the other hand if a job requires communication with children or something like decorating.

Answer 9

women's best job is housewife so that she can give society a confident and well mannered children as well as help her man to serve the society with ease

Answer 10

Driveing trucks, work outdoor types, woman have come a long now way now!