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by enraged_camel 5006 days ago
People always complain that there aren't enough women in tech fields, yet no one ever complains about there not being enough men in, say, fashion. I've always found this odd.
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I've heard complaints about the lack of men in nursing, education and day care.

In education & day care, the complaint usually centers around the lack of role models for children.

In nursing, it's usually related to the anecdotal observation that male nurses are almost always good nurses.

As for fashion, males seem to be quite prominent already.

How many fashion publications and forums do you read a day?
Two. The consensus among fashion industry veterans seems to be that if a guy wants to work in the fashion industry, he must be gay or at least bisexual.
Or affect being gay. I understand that's quite commonplace.