Do employers favor women? Non rhetorically, yes employers favor women and of course feminine men. But there’s definitely a bias towards females in the workplace. And this becomes more true the more desirable the job is (e.g, in terms of pay, shift, etc.)
This conclusion is mostly based on the recent patterns I’ve seen during my attempts to break into tech/IT/STEM. But this phenomenon was subtly evident at more manual labor (ie, blue collar jobs) I’ve worked at.
With respect to the former, I briefly contracted as an Automotive Engineer at Stellantis in Michigan in 2024. After a few months I and several others in my cohort were laid off due to budget issues, supposedly. But what I found odd was that there were no females in that cohort. Granted, the employer had hired more guys than girls for that semester. But still, there were enough to make me question how all of the women were just so magically better at their job that all avoided termination.
And with respect to manual labor jobs, the bias still exists: even if it’s counterintuitive. In other words, one would presume that in jobs that require more use of the body, men would be favored by the employer, given we are bigger, stronger, etc. However, given women will ascend faster in one of these roles or even be able to phone it in, per se, suggest otherwise.
For example, I worked an overnight warehouse job at The Home Depot between 2016-2018 where female favoritism could still be observed. Not only were our two managers women, despite the team being all men. But even when a girl started on our team, shortly put, the propaganda soon started flowing from management to the men that the girl was “outperforming” us, thus laying the groundwork for her promotion if the opportunity arose.
Further, regardless of the work environment and/or subject matter, a litmus test I’ve found useful is an internal query, so to speak, much like the one I use for race. And it’s centered around: “would this have happened if I was a woman”. Whether it’s a premature termination from an IT job or even a boss not providing me with a letter of recommendation (which had happened at a manual labor job) I find this query to be enlightening and what’s more, the answer is usually a resounding “no.”
Granted, that reasoning may seem anecdotal or even sloppy. But given I have almost four decades of life experience as well as an education that’s trained me to process abstract concepts, I think it’s valid.
Altogether, female favoritism in the workplace: from white collar (ie, more professional) jobs down to manual labor is evident. Moreover, if I had to give a quick solution it would be for the Western status quo to produce jobs that reward male traits or at least don’t over value feminine ones (e.g., compliance) and pay accordingly. Though, I wouldn’t hold me breath for that.
With that said, thanks for reading/watching and stay pissed.
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