Women harmful to the status of a profession

For the first time in history there are four women party leaders in the Dutch parliament. The Dutch daily De Volkskrant writes that the advance of women in professional life results in a loss of status and lower payment: "This pattern repeats itself. There is an increasing number of female teachers, and the teaching profession has sunk from being an almost distinguished employment to one that is pitiable - and above all poorly paid. ... Women are taking over in editorial departments, so now we're back to where we were 50 years ago on the status ladder. ... The same will happen in politics. It is well known that politicians have as bad a reputation as journalists nowadays. Men are turning to trade and industry and taking jobs as TV presenters for a couple of hundred thousand euros, or having heart attacks. ... When a profession loses its status, men start looking for something better."

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