Why are there so very few female mechanics?

Ewww...Cecil, my pretty manicure would get all messed up with nasty oil and stuff.

Well my dad never brought me out to his shop to learn any of those skills I never was interested either tho. But I was never invited. Aren't boys encouraged to go out to shop with dad more so then girls?

I do know one chick thats really butch/masculine (no not lez she is married to another mechanic) she is a mechanic, ironically her dad introduced her to her knowledge & the garage early in life!

I have to say that the jobs you bring up aren't most peoples first choice period. Those are jobs most don't dream of, man or woman they are jobs that are occupied by people that are there by circumstance such as not having the option to go to college, not having the knowledge, not having time, family priorities & you do what you gotta do. Whatever the case may be most blue collar jobs aren't first on someones list. Man or Woman. My hubby first instance has been in both concrete fields & primairily lumber jack, why because they are trades he is good @ & can get compensated well initially since he did not finish his college like he now wishes he had. So he works his tail off to accomplish and get adequate pay by trade/skill rather then education. He is prone to being good @ those things because he has been around those skills his whole life & is physically built.

BUT I must say that I have infact done some crap factory work, worked in the fields for a quick fast $'s, I have worked with sheet rocking, not all women have never seen or been exposed to all male dominated occupation! IN FACT I MAINLY SHEET ROCKED & MUDDED MY KIDS BEDROOMS!

I'm not totally sure, but I have my own theory. Years ago when I was a student at the University of Wyoming, there was also a huge automotive tech school across the town called WyoTech. One of the better automotive schools in the country from what I'm told. But anyways, there were some female students that were learning to be mechanics from what I saw. Not many though. One year I think there was only like 1% females. One of my friends that taught there told me the female students were either harassed or they were what they called "techer whores". However, the tech school has made huge efforts to being more friendly and encouraging it among the students. But it still goes on at parties and what not. Also, those techers would always try to crash our frat parties, because their parties obviously never had more than 1 or 2 techer females. Plus the sorority sisters were hotter anyways. lol. But they never could. We kicked their @sses when they tried to pull that.

My theory is that lots of those schools are still patriarchal, but abide by affirmative action for legal reasons.

I'll be honest here. I do know how to work on cars.. I helped rebuild my own engine and this weekend I'm helping a friend with a blown head gasket.

I like knowing my way around a tool box, but I do not have the patience to do it day in and day out. It is frustrating and time consuming work and I refuse to have a career that I am not passionate about.

Social stigma, whether a woman had to does those jobs they does no longer be dealt with that nicely by their co workers.an incredible variety of ladies do no longer want theses besides, mass media tells they they'd desire to be nurses and medical doctors etc. besides the fact that women are entering into theses jobs ( Australia's richest person is an woman mining rich person) and that i tend to ascertain plenty greater woman tradies around.

That's a good point about the mechanics in WW2. I don't know, I suppose that today women have a lot more options and so choose careers that they enjoy. Also, I think a lot of mechanics pass their knowledge down to their sons, and not so much their daughters.

I'm just proud of myself that I can change my own tires, oil, and brake pads!

Well I've seen one.

But I don't know why there isn't more. The proof is in the pudding with concern to GS as I have asked many a surveyed question asking what is you favourite car.......The vast majority of the female responses were "One that works".

So there you go, Cecil.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/nyregion/female-... Women Bike mechanics

http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/002569.html All the female mechanic in one

http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/nontra2009.htm Female stats

Because gender roles are still extremely pervasive. And btw, MOST professions discriminate against men.

Probably less interest in cars. Though I'm going to tell you something, and I swear I'm not lying! I tried to take auto mechanic/auto repair (can't remember the name) in high school and my guidance counselor wouldn't let me! Looking back, that's really weird. But at the time...water off a duck's back.

It's not like I'm old school either. I went to high school between 2000 and 2004. Still, the counselor said no. If I'd raised a fuss, I'm sure I could have gotten in, but I took it in stride.

i've met a few (very few) so they're out there

idk why there aren't more either, engine work is fun

see more girls in auto shop at highschool level than ever before tho ...