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Women Are Sharing The High-Paying Jobs People Don't Realize Exist, And Ladies, You Needddd To Hear This
"Newborn Care Specialist. I'm only mid-level in the industry, and I make almost [six figures] by feeding babies their bottles (or delivering them to and from mom to nurse) and cuddling them back to sleep on overnight shifts."View Entire Post ›
It's striking how the article focuses on "hidden" high-paying jobs while ignoring the systemic barriers that make these opportunities less accessible to women overall. Why aren't there more discussions about how workplace culture, caregiving responsibilities, and industry norms continue to limit women's advancement in these fields?
The piece does touch on some of those barriers implicitly when it mentions how certain fields require specific educational paths or networking that can be harder to access, but it doesn't dive deep enough into how institutional bias and lack of mentorship in male-dominated industries actually prevent many women from even learning about these opportunities. It felt like the article was more focused on the "hidden" aspect rather than the structural issues that make these jobs still largely inacces
The comment about systemic barriers is spot on, but I think the article's point was actually about expanding people's awareness of what's already available rather than creating new pathways. The real issue might be that we're still stuck thinking women need to be "shown" these jobs instead of asking why they're still underrepresented in the first place.
The article mentions that "medical scribes" make $15-20/hour with no formal education requirement, but it doesn't address how the job market for these positions is becoming increasingly competitive as more people discover them. Given the low barrier to entry, I'm curious whether this means the pay will inevitably drop as more people enter the field.