Do you think men who take "women's jobs" are viewed as having lower Sexual Market Value?

[MatureDJ]

I was reading this, and it got me interested:

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/men-in-nursing/526623/

On the one hand, being in field dominated by women should lead to a lot more social contacts (not necessarily dating a co-worker, but meeting her friends, etc.), but on the other hand, I could see being a detriment, as per this article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/opinion/sunday/men-dont-want-to-be-nurses-their-wives-agree.html

I myself was in a very masculine career (engineering, and then programming), and going back through my sausage fest engineering college career, and before then an all-boy's school , I have no idea what it's like to have women around in my primary sphere, but I digress.

 

[Toddz]

I'm an Emergency Room Nurse and prior to this was a first responder and firefighter. So I went from a male dominated field to a female dominated field. I see no difference in the way women respond to what I do. In fact, quite the opposite since I am in emergency medicine. I get a lot of comments like "I don't know how you do what you do" and questions like "what's the worst thing you've ever seen?" If I was a floor nurse then it might be different. But being on the front lines of situations that equate life or death I get a lot of respect from pretty much everyone.

Now if I was a makeup artist or hair dresser than probably yes...

 

[wifehunter]

Doesn't matter what you do. SMV is directly and primarily influenced by attraction.

So if you're a nurse...Be the best nurse the world has ever seen.

Mind your mission.

 

[CBear]

It doesn't matter. What could lead to "detriment" is if the man has a feminine personality (and is straight of course) but that's with every career.

 

[zekko]

I'm sure there are some women who might find it a turnoff when a guy is in a traditionally female field. But both the job market and perceptions about this are changing with the times, so I wouldn't sweat it. I'm sure many woman would also look up to a guy who was a nurse.

 

[machoMax]

Yap they are. We can love or no that fact, but simply that is a fact.

 

[mrgoodstuff]

I was reading this, and it got me interested:

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/men-in-nursing/526623/

On the one hand, being in field dominated by women should lead to a lot more social contacts (not necessarily dating a co-worker, but meeting her friends, etc.), but on the other hand, I could see being a detriment, as per this article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/opinion/sunday/men-dont-want-to-be-nurses-their-wives-agree.html

I myself was in a very masculine career (engineering, and then programming), and going back through my sausage fest engineering college career, and before then an all-boy's school , I have no idea what it's like to have women around in my primary sphere, but I digress.

If he's nice in those environment yes . It will raise his estrogen. If he's a player in there he can thrive.

 

[mrgoodstuff]

If he's nice in those environment yes . It will raise his estrogen. If he's a player in there he can thrive.

The type of attention he receives in that environment will affect him .