Jobs

Welcome back! This week I am going to talk about the stereotype that this cartoon deals with that refers to both men and women. According to this, men are not supposed to be nurses, women are.

What's wrong with a man being a nurse? Being a nurse has been labeled a "female" job. Why do jobs have gender labels? Anyone should be able to work any kind of job, no matter what their gender is. As long as they are qualified (are able to complete the tasks they are given,etc) then they should be able to have the job and not get joked because the job they have does not match their gender. Not only should anyone be able to have any kind of job they want, jobs should not be branded with a certain gender. What if a man dreamed of becoming a nurse but then found out it is a "female" job. He does not want to be made fun of for being a nurse so he settles for a less exciting career. This is not the only example I could give, but it makes my point clear. Not only is this stereotype of jobs stupid, but it could also be disheartening for some.

So with this, I say there are no laws that say if you are this gender, you have to have that job; forget about the stereotypes and do whatever you want!