occupational segregation

Occupational segregation incredibly is still prevalent in the United States despite the laws against sex discrimination although everyone is welcome to work in a non traditional job it seems there is a hidden notion of segregation when looking for a job. There are a lot of assumptions. I personally had to deal with this a while back when I was looking for a n internship position. I just can not forget that interview it made me realize that a lot of us still presume roles for women. In the interview the person interviewing me asked me so are you planning on going to law school? I said no I actually want to be part of the DEA. He made a very unsuspected facial expression and moved on to the other question. I somewhat felt offended as if due to my gender I could not handle my aspirations. That was a couple of years back. Now a bit more mature this does not get me sad it actually he work force the text specifies this a bit more clearly by stating that “ …structure of work organizations are based on the internal stratification of institutions which usually place women in the lowest rung of the occupational ladder” (Britton, p 5) One of the greates examples that I could think of is the film North Country. The character had a job of washing hair in a local salon but was never going to be financially dependent until she worked in a non traditional job by working in the mines. However, this just caused choas and everyone believed she did not belong there due to her gender and the job that she would get even worst the pay. The text also highlights that “…the presumptions build in most jobs shape women’s path to sex segregated jobs” and adds on to state that women are often put between the blade to either choose family and work rather than include both in their lives.

Some of the advantages that women gain by breaking into male dominated occupations, according to the state that opportunities are endless since there aren't many women in the field and gives women even more motivation to join. One of the best examples of the positives of women working in non traditional jobs is the woman in the Beyond the Blue video says that there are some advantages of being the only woman on the SWAT team was that she paved the way for other women to join the quad if they chose to do so in the future. I can also recall a profesor that once said that at times when women being arrested tried to cry themselves away from getting a ticket women cops would sort of cut that out and they would try to cry themselves out of the situation.
The physical aspect has been one of my major concerns for many women joining these types of careers and even an obstacle and even a threat in the eyes of men. The cultural ideology that men at times have of women being more dependent on them physically leaves a strange view when women are tackling down a guy to arrest him or knocking out doors. When this is seen then men are criticized especially if they are married to a women cop. Like in the video the couple often were ridiculed by other officers asking who wore the pants.

I personally think both gain from women entering non traditional or occupational careers or job. Women are different from men and the truth of the matter is that both need each other especially because both deal with either other men or women. What some women are good at men can not be and vice verse there are just some things that at times we as women can do that men cant both can try both at times is cant be which is why we both need of each other.