# Jobs reserved for women **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 7, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825 "2010-07-07T07:18:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825/61 "2010-07-15T17:29:24Z")
I just thought of another job that is specifically gender assigned: mikveh attendant. So much so that the egalitarian mikveh outside of Boston is hiring on several transgender attendants at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825/62 "2010-07-16T03:57:59Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > I just thought of another job that is specifically gender assigned: mikveh attendant. So much so that the egalitarian mikveh outside of Boston is hiring on several transgender attendants at the moment. :eek::eek: I can’t believe those are kosher. Are transgendered people for mikves all the way changed to female, or are they a little of both, so to speak, and can double dip (so to speak) during men’s times? ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825/63 "2010-07-18T17:00:17Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > :eek::eek: > > I can’t believe those are kosher. Are transgendered people for mikves all the way changed to female, or are they a little of both, so to speak, and can double dip (so to speak) during men’s times? I’m not sure what you’re asking here. There are transgender people on both sides of the gender spectrum, and transgender people on both sides of the gender spectrum who use the mikveh, so accordingly, there are transgender attendants for their comfort and security, who are there to proclaim their toivel to be complete. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825/64 "2010-07-19T02:45:04Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Elementary school principals? > [@EvilTOJ](#): > > HR rep. I had a teacher in college who said his first Major was for human resources. A teacher of his said “good luck getting a job!” When he asked why, he said all human resources jobs are given to women to help fill out their diversity requirements. > > In my experience, I’ve never met anyone who works in HR that’s male. I’ll just point out Principal Seymour Skinner on the Simpsons, and HR Rep Toby Flenderson on the Office. Obviously, these are fictional, but the writers didn’t think it was odd to put men in those positions. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825/65 "2010-07-19T04:48:37Z")
In the history of education, having females in the role of principal is relatively new. There may be a few exceptions, but recent trends are not enough to say that elementary school principals are “traditionally” female. In the school year 2007-2008, 59% of elementary school principals were female. [Cite](http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2010/section4/indicator29.asp). The 50% mark was reached somewhere in the 1990s or after the turn of the century. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825.md?page=3)