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If you were spending some time on social media in November, it’s possible that one trend might have come into your bubble – women in male fields.
Before getting into the trend itself, let’s discuss its origins. Basically, certain industries are dominated by men, like mechanical engineering, architecture, software development, and many others.
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I’m very experienced girl.
But when a man has had many women, I don’t like it.
I prefer virgins.
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“This is a public park,” I said.
He said they were just trying to do yoga in peace and didn’t need a creepy stranger staring at them.
I got angry and told him “What did you expect, two young men out here doing THAT alone?”
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That means if a woman wishes to work in this field, it might be harder for her since she would be of a quite rare gender there. She could face challenges like lack of support from women, who advanced their careers in the field; sexism; microaggressions; and gender pay gaps, to name a few.
Yet, this doesn’t mean women should stay away from these industries, nor should the industries turn away women who apply. Women bring a lot by coming to them. For instance, a fresh perspective, from a whole other gender, can help the companies to increase efficiency and innovation.
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I told him sorry, but my doctorate degree didn’t cover vacuum repair.
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Also, women tend to be more loyal to employment than men, meaning it’s more likely that a hired woman will stay in the position longer. So, the company will save on recruitment costs and will enhance its reputation.
Additionally, by “infiltrating” these industries, women are slowly driving them towards more gender equality overall, which is not only better for the companies but for society as a whole too.
This brings us to today’s topic – the “#WomenInMaleFields” trend. In November 2024, the catchphrase became popular on TikTok and other social media. In this trend, women joke about adopting actions or expressions men typically use. Usually, these jokes involve something about the toxic behaviors of men.
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So, for example, being mean, gaslighting, cheating, ghosting, and any other toxicity. The saying “treat them like they treat you” could be the trend’s motto. Basically, the trend shines a light on how poorly some women are treated in heterosexual relationships, hoping to challenge and change these norms.
If you are not on TikTok or the trend simply hasn’t reached your bubble, we compiled a full-blown list of these jokes we found on the Threads platform. They perfectly encapsulate the meaning of the trend and are entertaining themselves.
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When he told my husband and my boss, I insisted that he was crazy and that HE WAS THE ONE WHO HAD ST4LKED ME! Who would believe a testerical young man over a woman? Nobody, that's who
Ironically, pretty quickly, a response trend started – “Men In Female Fields.” In it, men shared anecdotes about negative practices women commit, just as its predecessor did, only with reversed genders here. This pointed out that toxic behavior exists on both sides.
At the same time, while some of them were tongue-in-cheek, others were a bit too serious or even inappropriate, showing that the trend struck a nerve amongst some men.
Overall, we think this trend is both amusing and eye-opening, as long as it doesn’t turn too malicious. Maybe it’s a naive take, but we hope that the popularity of such trends might be a force of much-needed change in our world.
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We don’t want you with muscles. We want you slim, delicate, and cute.
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After my husband gave birth to our twins, I stayed in the hospital overnight with him because he expected it, but why did he have to keep asking me to tend to the babies? Yeah, he broke his tailbone during the birth and was in excruciating pain and exhausted, but why did that stop him from getting out of bed?
And don't get me started on crying newborns--I yelled at them that first night in hospital just to show them who's boss. But they kept crying!
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