It says that but it's not that women choose lower stress jobs. Just a different kind of stress. Children & sick people are stressful.
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That's what I was getting at, generally society has decided higher pay goes to danger over a stress like children hence the pay gap
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No, I don't think so. Most men do not do dangerous jobs & the best paid jobs are not dangerous. CEOS earn more than firemen.
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Maybe 'danger money' contributes slightly to the overall better pay of jobs men are more drawn to but I think it's the other way round.
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Women are drawn more to jobs working with people that they find satisfying & they're less likely to worry about the lower pay.
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So women don't care about money as much is what you're saying?
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Yes. Earning it, anyway. This doesn't increase their social standing & attractiveness to the same extent it does with men.
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@QuilletteM had a good piece which looked specifically at what men & women prioritise in jobs but I can't find it right now. -
It showed men to prioritise raw income whilst women more likely to weigh up other factors like hours, travel, healthcare, flexibility etc.
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Men do virtually all of the dangerous jobs. This is reflected in the death statistics.
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