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thundara · 4041 days ago · link · · parent · post: A list of "Men's Rights" issues that feminism is already working on
Well, that's the second front to the question: Should under-represented groups be encouraged to fill historically gender/racially-biased jobs? I have a feeling that few will argue about it in the case of coal mining, but you definitely see it in the fields of science. I have yet to see any contention over those movements, though. Occasionally, hacker news has a discussion about women in computing fields, but usually they are about how to promote interest in the industry (As well as combat sexism within it), not whether to. The lack of any discussion about a particular job, such as coal mining, probably reflects it being an unfavorable job that no one wants, but unfortunately a few find themselves doing for lack of a better option.