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These industries are growing. Why are men staying away?

Why don't more men get into education and health services professions?

05/11/2017

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These industries are growing. Why are men staying away?

Clip: 5/11/2017 | 8m 59s

Why don't more men get into education and health services professions?

Millions of jobs in industry, held mostly by men, have disappeared in the last two decades. But at the same time, the economy has gained 9 million jobs in education and health services, which are more frequently associated with women. So why don't more men get into those professions? Is it limited economic prospects? Cultural or gender stigma? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

05/11/2017

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