Is being a car mechanic becoming a feminine job?

Question

Apparently there has been a big increase in women working in this this type of occupation http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2004/winter/oochart.pdf

If it reaches the point that more women work on cars than men, does working on cars then become a feminine activity?

Answer 1

Why would it 'become' feminine just becasue girls like mechanics as well as guys?

It's not a gender issue!

Answer 2

the point is to not make a big deal out of women working on cars. do you really want everyone to label tasks as manly and feminine? please....

Answer 3

Kylie Minogue started this trend in the mid-late eighties.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/32674-...

Answer 4

There's no such thing as feminine jobs or masculine jobs anymore, all jobs are open to both sexes.

In case you haven't realized, it is the 21st century!

Answer 5

What surprises me most is the dramatic increase in men in the dressmaking industry.  WOW!  I did not see that coming.

Answer 6

I hope so

I hate mechanics

its dirty ,greasy and i always hurt myself

And it makes getting your car fixed more pleasant

Answer 7

While now it's generally considered a masculine job, I don't think that having more women working as mechanics would make it a feminine job. Eventually it would probably just lose its gender connotations and be considered a gender-neutral job.

Answer 8

No, it's just a JOB. Who cares if it's feminine or masculine? Learning how to work on a car is an important skill for everyone who intends to drive.

Answer 9

According to that same link, that would also make sewing a masculine activity.

Answer 10

no. i don't regard working on cars as either a masculine or a feminine activity. it's just a job. *sigh*