atro_city to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months agoWhy are there so few female taxi drivers?message-square45fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squareWhy are there so few female taxi drivers?atro_city to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCall me Lenny/LenilinkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-22 months agoFor the same reason you see very few male babysitters. There are implications that come with each gender that don’t mix well with certain occupations.
minus-squareatro_cityOPlinkfedilink2•2 months agoWhat kind of implication comes with women driving cars?
minus-square@elephantium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoWait, have you never heard any of the Boomer jokes about “women drivers”?
minus-squareCall me Lenny/LenilinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoNothing. It’s when we drive taxis in particular when we would fear getting the “weird” customers. Note that, outside of taxis, we make up the majority of carpoolers.
For the same reason you see very few male babysitters. There are implications that come with each gender that don’t mix well with certain occupations.
What kind of implication comes with women driving cars?
Wait, have you never heard any of the Boomer jokes about “women drivers”?
Nothing. It’s when we drive taxis in particular when we would fear getting the “weird” customers. Note that, outside of taxis, we make up the majority of carpoolers.