Introduction
The concept of gender specific jobs and roles continue to stall and receive controversial opinions. Historical etymology and practices place men within certain positions different from those of women. The rise and development of intellectual modernity, civilization and constitutional provisions that identify both genders to be equal and capable of performing at similar capacity and platforms have seen a substantial paradigm shift regarding occupational perspectives on gender aspects. Gender issues, differentiated reception on women and treatment within the ambit of social structures where men encompass a majority section in the military sphere and the minority portion in professions like nursing and paralegal where women dominate form the primary focus of this discussion.
Discussion
In the contemporary occupational settings, people perceive some professions and jobs as either suited for men or women. In the military, for instance, the majority of the cohort features men while women encompass only a small fraction. On the other hand, professions like nursing, paralegal, and secretariat jobs among other fields are considered to be affiliated with women. If a man decides to become a nurse, the treatment and remuneration corresponding to the job will be much different than if the case was a woman and may be paid less by up to a margin of 20% (Padavic, 2002). Although civilization has seen women abandon their traditional roles as housewives to join men in the occupational paradigm, there is still significant role discrimination and heightened stereotyping regarding who should venture into a particular profession. Therefore, it follows that the society has a preconceived notion of gender-specific roles and occupations. Mostly, gender structures define and state gender-specific occupational alignments hence creating passive civilized occupational segregation.
Conclusion
Social structures continue to influence and shape the way people perceive and think about professional roles and duties. Social relations remain stratified with passive occupational segregation being the first view of what defines professionalism, roles, and responsibilities. Therefore, the social world although modernized continues to hold and espouse gender structures.
References
Padavic, I., & Reskin, B. F. (2002). Women and men at work. Pine Forge Press.
