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1Unit2GenderIssuesMenturntojobswomenusuallydo1.HOUSTON-Overthelastdecade,Americanmenofallbackgroundshavebegunflockingtofieldssuchasteaching,nursingandwaitingtablesthathavelongbeentheprovinceofwomen.2.ThewayIlookatitisthatanything,basically,thatawomancando,aguycando,saidMiguelAlquicira,whograduatedfromhighschoolwhenconstructionandmanufacturingjobswerescarceandbecameadentalassistant.3.Thetrendbeganwellbeforethecrash,andappearstobedrivenbyavarietyoffactors,includingfinancialconcerns,quality-of-lifeissuesandagradualerosionofgenderstereotypes.4.Ininterviews,abouttwodozenmenplayeddowntheeconomicconsiderations,sayingthatthestigmaassociatedwithchoosingsuchjobshadfaded,andthatthejobswereappealingnotjustbecausetheyofferedstableemployment,butbecausetheyweremoresatisfying.5.I.T.isjustkillingvirusesandclearingpaperjamsallday,saidScottKearney,43,whotriedinformationtechnologyandotherfieldsbeforebecominganurseinthepediatricintensivecareunitatChildren'sMemorialHermannHospitalinHouston.6.AnanalysisofUnitedStatescensusdatabyTheNewYorkTimesshowsthatfrom2000to2010,occupationsthataremorethan70percentfemaleaccountedforalmostathirdofalljobgrowthformen,doubletheshareofthepreviousdecade.7.Thatdoesnotmeanthatmenaredisplacingwomen-thosesamejobsaccountedforalmosttwo-thirdsofwomen'sjobgrowth.ButinTexas,forexample,thenumberofmenwhoareregisterednursesnearlydoubledinthattimeperiod.8.Theshiftincludeslow-wagejobsaswell.Nationally,two-thirdsmoremenwerebanktellers,almosttwiceasmanywerereceptionistsandtwo-thirdsmorewerewaitingtablesin2010thanadecadeearlier.9.Evenmorestrikingisthetypeofmenwhoaremakingtheshift.From1970to1990,accordingtoastudybyMaryGatta,seniorscholaratWiderOpportunitiesforWomen,anorganizationbasedinWashington,D.C.,andPatriciaA.Roos,asociologistatRutgersUniversityinNewJersey,menwhotookso-calledpink-collarjobstendedtobeforeign-born,non-Englishspeakerswithloweducationlevels.10.Now,though,thetrendhasspreadamongmenofnearlyallracesandages,morethanathirdofwhomhaveacollegedegree.Infact,theshiftismostpronouncedamongyoung,white,college-educatedmenlikeCharlesReed,asixth-grademathteacheratPatrickHenryMiddleSchoolinHouston.11.Mr.Reed,25,intendedtogotolawschoolaftera2two-yearstintwithTeachforAmerica,anationalteachercorpsofrecentcollegegraduateswhospendtwoyearshelpingunder-resourcedurbanandruralpublicschools.ButMr.Reedfellinlovewithteaching.Hesaystherecessionhadlittletodowithit,thoughhebelievesthat,bylimitingprospectsfornewlawschoolgraduates,itmadehisfather,alawyer,moreaccepting.12.Totheextentthattheshifttowomen'sworkhasbeenacceleratedbyrecession,thechangemayreversewhentheeconomyrecovers.Areboystodaysaying,'Iwanttogrowupandbeanurse?'askedHeatherBoushey,senioreconomistattheCenterforAmericanProgress.Oraretheysaying,'Iwantajobthat'sstableandrecession-proof?'13.DanielWilden,a26-year-oldArmyveteranandnursingstudent,saidhehadgainedrespectfornursingwhenhesawafemalemedicuseaLeathermantooltosavethelifeofhiscomrade.Shewasabeast,hesaidadmiringly.14.Morethanafewmensaidtheirnewjobswerefarharderthantheyimagined.Butthesemencanexpectsuccess.Menearnmorethanwomeneveninfemale-dominatedjobs.Andwhitemeninparticularwhoenterthosefieldseasilymoveuptosupervisorypositions,aphenomenonknownastheglassescalator,saidAdiaHarveyWingfield,asociologistatGeorgiaStateUniversity.15.Ihatedmyjobeverysingledayofmylife,saidJohnCook,55,whogotamodestinheritancethatlethimdropa$150,000-a-yeardatabaseconsultant'sjobtoenternursingschool.16.Hisstartingsalarywillbetwothirdslower,butdatabaseconsultingdoesnottypicallyearnhugsliketheoneMr.Cookreceivedfromagirlafterhetookcareofherprematurebabysister.It'slike,peoplegetpaidfordoingthiskindofstuff?Mr.Cooksaid,tearscomingtohiseyesasherecountedtheepisode.17.Severalmencitedthesamereasonsforseekingoutpink-collarworkthathavedrawnwomentosuchcareers:lessstressandmoretimeathome.AtJohnG.OsborneElementarySchool,AdrianOrtiz,42,jokedthathewasoneofthefewMexicanswhomademoreinhisnativecountry,wherehewasahard-workinglawyer,thanhedidintheUnitedStatesasakindergartenteacherinabilingualclassroom.Now,hesaid,myprioritiesarefamily,100percent.18.BetseyStevenson,alaboreconomistattheUniversityofPennsylvania,saidshewasnotsurprisedthatchanginggenderrolesathome,wherestudiesshowmenareshoulderingmoreofthedomesticburden,areshowingupincareerchoices.Wetendtostudythesepatternsofwhat'sgoingoninthefamilyandwhat'sgoingonintheworkplaceasseparate,butthey'reverymuchintertwined,shesaid.Soasattitudesinthefamilychange,attitudestowardtheworkplacehavechanged.19.InaclassroomatHoustonCommunityCollege,DexterRodriguez,35,saidhisjobintechsupporthadnotbeenthreatenedbythetougheconomy.Nonetheless,hesaid,hisfamilydownsizedthehouse,tradedthenewcarsforusedonesandbegantoliveoffsavings,allsoMr.Rodriguezcouldtrainforacareerheregardedasmoreexciting.20.Iputmyselfintotherecession,hesaid,3becauseIwantedtogotonursingschool.4Unit3E-CommerceThePost-CashEconomy1.InLondon,travelerscanbuytrainticketswiththeirphones-andholdupthephonesfortheconductortosee.AndinStarbuckscoffeeshopsintheUnitedStates,customerscanwavetheirph