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ZookeepergameOwn1726 t1_ix4co0r wrote

Reply to comment by zakats in [OC] Sex Ratio Imbalances in Persian Gulf Countries by kgunnar

That's a very weird way to look at it. The male surplus is due to expat construction workers. They are hardly "dominating" the female citizens of those countries. As a woman who looks very Arab, I assure you, it's better to be me in the gulf than a man who looks Indian.

When you spend time in upper-middle-class to rich areas, the gender ratio isn't shocking. It's when you walk in working class areas that you notice you're the only woman in a street with hundreds of people.

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pocketbookashtray t1_ix70172 wrote

Once again reminding us that the so-called gender-pay gap is a myth. You’ve listed some of the best paying jobs for non-college grads, and women do t want them.

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Bwustin t1_ix4jati wrote

Why don’t women come to the gulf to work like the men do?

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ZookeepergameOwn1726 t1_ix4jzpz wrote

They do. Many teachers in UAE schools are female western expats for example and a lot of Philippinas work as maids, nannies or cleaning staff.

It's just that the construction sector is by far the biggest employer of foreign workers and those are 100% male, creating this imbalance.

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deeplife t1_ix5ij1h wrote

Same reason you don’t see women in, say, construction sites in the US.

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zakats t1_ix4mwld wrote

shhh, women don't talk-- or drive... (in the Arabian peninsula)

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