Sharing Dangerous Jobs

For John, BLUF:  Balancing equities between (among?) the sexes is important, but needs to be done with a certain humility on all parts.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Men die on the job more often than women, but no one cares

From The Washington Examiner, by Ms Nicole Russell, 11 December 2018.

Here is the lede plus one:

Monday was Human Rights Day.  While the definition of that seems to be ever-broadening, from contraception to healthcare, recent statistics cycling through the news again seem to provide a salient point about gender differences, the so-called “wage gap” and even human rights.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that, in 2015, men dominated the 20 most dangerous occupations in the United States.  Logging is the most dangerous job in the U.S., followed by fishing.  Mining is the 20th most dangerous profession.  More men than women occupied these jobs by anywhere from 85.4 to 99.9 percent.

I am not sure how we balance out the numbers in such career fields.  I am not sure we even want to.  I don't see how that makes us a better society.  And the numbers don't balance in the pain, cost and danger of childbirth, which, up to this point, is an exclusive female activity.

Yes, equal pay for equal work, but let us be fair in how we define the parts.  Should women be incorporated within the Dick Act?  Shouls women have to register for the draft?

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff