Proportion of women engaged in high-risk professions

Feminists have been claiming for decades that women make up ONLY 85% of the salary Men make.

And thus, there should be AFFIRMATIVE ACTION to increase women’s revenue.

Women want EQUALITY with men; the Feminists say.

NEVER! (I was in “social sciences: (sic), eons ago am now in education) have I NEVER heard Feminists requiring that women take 50% (equality) of the high-risk, high reward professions. EVER!

They want EQUALITY for their cushy, SAFE, temperature-controlled, white-collar jobs in offices; they have been a plague in HR ever since.

Feminism; dis-honest at its core.

My take: in high-risk professions, women (LESS than 10% of the work force) women are concentrated in office and administrative support roles rather than the most hazardous jobs.

Keep this in mind while looking at the photos; they are lying Woke propaganda.

Here is a list of the proportion of women in HIGH PAYING but HIGH-RISK professions.

I asked DeepSeek (the Chinese non woke AI):

What proportion of women are engaged in high-risk professions : mining, fishing, forestry, firefighting, police force, military special forces and so on?

This is a clear and measurable question.

Women are significantly underrepresented in the majority of these high-risk, physically demanding professions.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the proportion of women in each of the fields you mentioned, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and other relevant U.S. government sources.

Overall Summary

Across almost all these professions, women make up a small minority of the workforce, often less than 10%. The exceptions are the police force and the military as a whole, where representation is higher, though still far from equal, especially in frontline combat and special forces roles.

Detailed Breakdown by Profession

Logging (Forestry)

This is consistently ranked one of the most dangerous jobs in America.

Logging (Forestry)

Proportion of Women: Approximately 8% of logging workers.

Key Insight: The physical demands and extreme hazards (falling trees, heavy machinery) have historically resulted in very low female participation.

Mining (Oil, Gas, Coal, Quarrying)

This is one of the most male-dominated sectors.

Proportion of Women: Approximately 14% of all mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction workers.

Key Insight: Within this category, women are often concentrated in office and administrative support roles rather than the most hazardous extraction (e.g., operating drilling rigs, working underground) roles.

Fishing and Hunting

Proportion of Women: Approximately 9% of fishers and related fishing workers.

Key Insight: This is a very small occupation overall, and the work is extremely dangerous due to weather, heavy equipment, and isolation.

Firefighting

Proportion of Women: Approximately 5% of firefighters are women.

Key Insight: This number has been slowly increasing but remains very low. Barriers include rigorous physical fitness tests, a traditionally male-dominated culture, and a lack of recruitment outreach to women.

Police Force

Proportion of Women: Approximately 13% of sworn police officers.

Key Insight: This is higher than the other physical safety roles listed but is still far from representative of the general population. Representation is even lower in leadership ranks (e.g., police chiefs).

Military

This requires a more nuanced look, as roles vary widely in risk.

Overall Military: Women make up about 17.5% of the active-duty U.S. military.

Combat Arms Roles: This is where the most significant underrepresentation exists. Since all combat roles were opened to women in 2015, participation has grown but remains low.

Infantry: Approximately 5-7% of infantry personnel are women.

Special Forces (e.g., Army Green Berets, Navy SEALs): The proportion is well below 1%. The first woman graduated from Army Special Forces training (to become a Green Beret) in 2020. As of now, only a handful of women have served in the Navy SEALs pipeline, with none yet achieving the final designation.

Summary Table

Profession Proportion of Women (Approx.) Notes

Mining 14% Often in support roles; underrepresented in core extraction.

Fishing 9% One of the smallest and most dangerous occupations.

Logging 8% Consistently ranked the 1 most dangerous job.

Firefighting 5% Slow but steady increase over the past decades.

Police Force 13% Higher than others, but low in leadership and specific units (e.g., SWAT).

Military (Overall) 17.5%

Military (Infantry) 5-7% Growing since combat roles opened in 2015.

Military (Special Forces) < 1% Extremely rare; physical and cultural barriers are significant.

Key Reasons for Underrepresentation

The low numbers are not due to a single factor but a combination of:

1. Physical Requirements: Many of these jobs have strict physical strength and endurance standards that, on average, can be more challenging for women to meet, though many do.

2. Historical and Cultural Barriers: These fields have deep-seated traditions and cultures that have been predominantly male for generations, which can be unwelcoming or create a “chilly climate” for women.

3. Lack of Role Models and Recruitment: With few women in these roles, there are fewer visible examples to encourage others to join.

4. Workplace Environment: Issues like harassment, lack of appropriate facilities (e.g., properly fitting gear, separate bathrooms), and work-life balance challenges can deter women from entering or staying in these fields.

5. Perceived Risk: The inherent danger of the jobs may also influence career choices, though this is a personal decision for individuals of any gender.

In conclusion, while women are present in every one of these high-risk professions, they remain a distinct minority, often constituting less than one in ten workers, with their representation becoming exceptionally rare in the most elite and physically demanding special operations roles.

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they remain a distinct minority, often constituting less than one in ten workers, with their representation becoming exceptionally rare in the most elite and physically demanding special operations roles.

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