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"More women work in Fashion and marketing, which have generally more dramatic environments."

Do you have data on this?




Data point: My girlfriend is a tech designer who's worked at Guess, Hot Topic, and a slew of smaller companies. She absolutely loathes the working environment because of the drama and bitterly regrets getting into the industry. She's considering going into customer service in a call center(!) (a 50%+ pay cut) because the work environments are so stressful in the fashion industry. She explicitly blames it on the gender balance being so female-dominated.


So, anecdotal. Got it.

But let's say we accept it. We still need data on the "relative drama" of male-dominated industries. And considering this includes industries like finance, law and policing, I think you might be surprised what the answer turns out to be.


Yes. She may just be seeing the grass as greener on the other side. There's been drama to an absurd degree between men at places that I've worked.




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