Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!microsof!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trw-unix!hanrahan From: hanrahan@trw-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Re: Work, mens vs. womens... - (nf) Message-ID: <224@trw-unix.UUCP> Date: Tue, 24-May-83 10:39:58 EDT Article-I.D.: trw-unix.224 Posted: Tue May 24 10:39:58 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 28-May-83 15:42:28 EDT References: utah-gr.787 Lines: 19 Some time ago I read an article about working women and the status of physicians in the Soviet Union. It seems that simply because most physicians in that country are women, being a doctor is no longer a prestige occupation. A similar situation has occurred in most Western countries -- in the late 19th century, clerking (i.e., being a secretary) was a very respectable occupation for men. But as women moved into those positions, the work lost status until today 90% (or thereabouts -- I don't remember the exact figure, and it varies +-5% depending on the source) of the people in secretarial/clerk type positions are women. Gail Hanrahan {decvax,ucbvax}!trw-unix!hanrahan