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I found it crazy to see the differences between how European vs. American women are treated when it comes to watch making, I think it really shows the role of women in culture. In Europe, women are preferred to men in the watch making industry, they are said to require less training and to be more intelligent than their male counterparts. In America, women are treated horribly and quite ironically. I say that because women are seen as not intelligent and not strong. This is the justification for paying them only half of what males get paid. However, women are required to work the same hours as males and are required to do equal work. I find that infuriating. -Erin Sanderson | I found it crazy to see the differences between how European vs. American women are treated when it comes to watch making, I think it really shows the role of women in culture. In Europe, women are preferred to men in the watch making industry, they are said to require less training and to be more intelligent than their male counterparts. In America, women are treated horribly and quite ironically. I say that because women are seen as not intelligent and not strong. This is the justification for paying them only half of what males get paid. However, women are required to work the same hours as males and are required to do equal work. I find that infuriating. -Erin Sanderson | ||
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| + | To be blatantly honest, in agreeing with Elle, I too was not surprised by the lack of pay for the women compared to the men. Also I feel that training these young women was a waste because more often than not they would leave their jobs once they were married. Nonetheless, I do not agree that women should have gotten less pay than men, especially because so many places preferred women over men do in large part to their smaller hands, higher level of patience, as well as the fact that generally women are less careless than men are. As it normally is for women when looking back at times, it is extremely frustrating to see how women were either treated or worse, not even given opportunities to get jobs.--Marren | ||
== Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men == | == Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men == | ||
