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Child-care work is considered “women’s work,” and construction work is considered “men’s work.” child-care workers generally make less than construction workers. this situation exemplifies:

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this is an example of sexism but it is also due to the fact that construction is a lot more dangerous that child care so the pay difference is normal it is sexist to assume that childcare is a women's job  but the pay has nothing to do with the sex of the workers 
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