11th October 2011, 07:30 PM
Has always seemed to be the case that 'specialisms' involving not shovelling-in-the-rain were disproportionately populated by women - maybe they've got more sense or imagination?
Can't think of a single case of a guy ever asking me how to get work in a specialism. Have a PD in front of me where 75% of the specialists we've said we'll employ to deal with whatever comes up are women, and thinking back over the last 20 years I'd guess that's about average? Palaeopathology, Roman and Med/PM pot, charred plant bits, quite a large proportion of the people at the firm we use for the other biological bits, querns, etc etc. Doesn't leave much for the guys.... haven't met too many male site finds people or seiving operatives either (ok, I've been both...)
Can't think of a single case of a guy ever asking me how to get work in a specialism. Have a PD in front of me where 75% of the specialists we've said we'll employ to deal with whatever comes up are women, and thinking back over the last 20 years I'd guess that's about average? Palaeopathology, Roman and Med/PM pot, charred plant bits, quite a large proportion of the people at the firm we use for the other biological bits, querns, etc etc. Doesn't leave much for the guys.... haven't met too many male site finds people or seiving operatives either (ok, I've been both...)