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Nearly every day the internet is blessed (or not so blessed) with people coming up with new trends. Some are shorter, some are longer; some are very niche, while others are more mainstream.
Today we’re going to discuss one of these trends that was (and kind of still is) swarming the internet – “Women in male-dominated fields.” It originated from the serious topic of women working in male-dominated industries and turned into a catchphrase used for calling out toxic behavior. So, let’s check out how it was done, shall we?
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#1
Saw a woman carrying a baby so I turned to her husband and said "awh you're so lucky that she helps with the baby”
Ms.GB 1 year ago
We should just all start saying this when we see couples in public.
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#2
"I'm a female police officer. Today, a man reported being mugged on his way home. I asked him if he’d considered walking somewhere better lit and why he didn’t just look less like an easy target."
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 12 months ago
Why was he walking alone, when he knows it's dangerous? /s
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RagDollLali 1 year ago
He should really consider what he's wearing before he leaves the house /s
#3
I saw a man lifting weights in the gym, so I rushed over and told him how to fix his form, reminded him that men shouldn’t be lifting so heavy, and when I realized he was a dad, asked him who was home watching the kids while he was here.
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 12 months ago
And asked why he wears such ''revealing'' workout clothes /s
qkppyrxvfx 12 months ago
Asked him for his number. Yes, he’s married, but the wife wasn’t there.
If you were spending some time on social media in November, it’s possible that one trend might have come into your bubble – women in male fields.
Before getting into the trend itself, let’s discuss its origins. Basically, certain industries are dominated by men, like mechanical engineering, architecture, software development, and many others.
#4
I’ve had many men… like a LOT.
I’m very experienced girl.
But when a man has had many women, I don’t like it.
I prefer virgins.
Enclave destroyer 1 year ago
I never understood this you think they’d prefer someone with equal experience, perhaps they pick those cause they don’t t know what bad bedroom skill is.
Teagan Gatewood 12 months ago
There is no understanding some people... I had a friend who would get a GF and almost always have sex within the week and the relationship would go downhill because the only things he wanted were sex and something new. He told me with a straight face that he wanted to marry a virgin, so basically a girl that would have nothing to do with him.
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Susie Elle 12 months ago
Everyone knows the penis will become smaller and smaller with each bedpartner, until it's almost sanded away and it'll be like a baby carrot. /s
October 12 months ago (edited)
And everyone knows that when a woman doesn't get enough action, her privates will start to really hurt and then fall of.
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Heras buddy 12 months ago
Ego tells them that they need to be first. I like to tell them that they need to find a "in their words a s**t". Might be the only way they'll ever get laid. But probably not even sluts have standards. By the way ladies I think it's great if that's your life have fun and be safe.
#5
I was taking a walk in the park when I happened upon two men doing yoga. Naturally I found this “hot” and stopped to stare at their tight yoga pants. After a while they stopped and one of them yelled at me “can I help you?” And asked me to move along.
“This is a public park,” I said.
He said they were just trying to do yoga in peace and didn’t need a creepy stranger staring at them.
I got angry and told him “What did you expect, two young men out here doing THAT alone?”
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 12 months ago
And twisting them into such ''provocative'' positions /s
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Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 1 year ago
How are men and women supposed to date when men dont even know how to take a compliment anymore? When these men are old and ugly, all alone with their cats, theyre going to wish they had behaved differently.
#6
I’m one of the good ones. I’m an ally to men. Sure I don’t challenge my friends, family or coworkers when they harass, insult or abuse men. But I usually don’t do it myself!
That means if a woman wishes to work in this field, it might be harder for her since she would be of a quite rare gender there. She could face challenges like lack of support from women, who advanced their careers in the field; sexism; microaggressions; and gender pay gaps, to name a few.
Yet, this doesn’t mean women should stay away from these industries, nor should the industries turn away women who apply. Women bring a lot by coming to them. For instance, a fresh perspective, from a whole other gender, can help the companies to increase efficiency and innovation.
#7
When I fight with my husband, I just see red. I get very angry and let out my pent up frustration by yelling and breaking things. It's a healthy way to express anger, no harm done. Miraculously, I never break any of my own things, just his.
Ms. Mack 1 year ago
He should be more respectful and considerate of your needs and desires, you know, submit to your authority. /s
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 12 months ago
And drop his trousers whenever she ''feels the need'' /s
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VikingAbroad 12 months ago
You should punch the wall, too. It let's off steam and is a sure sign of your ability to control your ange, that you hit the wall and not your spouse. Plus, you can compare the depth of the holes tonthat of your friends' to see who is strongest! /s
Janine Randall 12 months ago
It gets expensive fixing those holes you punch in the walls doesn't it? /s
#8
The womeninmalefields trend keeps making me think of the time I was doing a home visit on a patient and the handyman came in frustrated that the vacuum wasn’t working. He looked at me and said “this is your department, isn’t it?”
I told him sorry, but my doctorate degree didn’t cover vacuum repair.
Alison Marchand 10 months ago (edited)
Well, "handyman", pretty sure household mechanical repair is supposed to be YOUR department...personally I bet I (a woman) could fix many mechanical objects, vacuums included, much better than this sorry excuse for a "handyman"
#9
I was hiking once and got lost/turned around. I came across a couple and asked the woman if she knew which direction Saddle Trailhead was. She said she didn’t; her husband does the navigating. The husband told me I was 3.6 miles from the trailhead and exactly how to get there. I didn’t even acknowledge him, I told them sorry for bothering them and that I’d ask someone else if they knew where the trailhead was. There’s no way I’d listen to directions from a silly little man!
Also, women tend to be more loyal to employment than men, meaning it’s more likely that a hired woman will stay in the position longer. So, the company will save on recruitment costs and will enhance its reputation.
Additionally, by “infiltrating” these industries, women are slowly driving them towards more gender equality overall, which is not only better for the companies but for society as a whole too.
This brings us to today’s topic – the “#WomenInMaleFields” trend. In November 2024, the catchphrase became popular on TikTok and other social media. In this trend, women joke about adopting actions or expressions men typically use. Usually, these jokes involve something about the toxic behaviors of men.
#10
A man I know was complaining about how his abusive ex screwed him over in the divorce, so I told him he should have “picked better” because obviously she shouldn’t be held accountable for her actions or I might be held accountable for mine.
#11
my husband was dying of cancer and could no longer keep up with my “needs” so i cheated on him during his last months of life with a younger and healthier man.
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 12 months ago
This always breaks my heart. I just cannot believe a person could do this to someone they supposedly love.
Eugenia 12 months ago (edited)
The husband of a friend of mine told her he had been dating a girlfriend and was leaving her and their children when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. They had just bought a house and the mortgage was in her name. She survived, luckily is still alive, 20 years later.
#12
A man came forward publicly about his ex abusing him throughout their entire relationship, and I scolded him because this would hurt her career and reputation.
So, for example, being mean, gaslighting, cheating, ghosting, and any other toxicity. The saying “treat them like they treat you” could be the trend’s motto. Basically, the trend shines a light on how poorly some women are treated in heterosexual relationships, hoping to challenge and change these norms.
If you are not on TikTok or the trend simply hasn’t reached your bubble, we compiled a full-blown list of these jokes we found on the Threads platform. They perfectly encapsulate the meaning of the trend and are entertaining themselves.
#13
Walked I to a meeting, and there was one man in the room, so I asked him to get me a coffee, and be sure to take notes
#14
A man brought up a valid issue men face, and I immediately rallied with my girls to shift the focus to women, arguing how we’ve got it worse in every scenario—completely sidelining his point like a fool.
Alison Marchand 10 months ago
MMMMHMMMM!! And don't forget "well it's not as bad as it used to be!!! 🤪"
#15
I once became fixated on this gorgeous young man on social media. He rejected all my advances and blocked me. I created fake accounts to st4lk him with.
When he told my husband and my boss, I insisted that he was crazy and that HE WAS THE ONE WHO HAD ST4LKED ME! Who would believe a testerical young man over a woman? Nobody, that's who
cecilia kilian 12 months ago
But did you propose to have his child and protect his dogs with your life?/s
Ironically, pretty quickly, a response trend started – “Men In Female Fields.” In it, men shared anecdotes about negative practices women commit, just as its predecessor did, only with reversed genders here. This pointed out that toxic behavior exists on both sides.
At the same time, while some of them were tongue-in-cheek, others were a bit too serious or even inappropriate, showing that the trend struck a nerve amongst some men.
Overall, we think this trend is both amusing and eye-opening, as long as it doesn’t turn too malicious. Maybe it’s a naive take, but we hope that the popularity of such trends might be a force of much-needed change in our world.
#16
Dear men,
We don’t want you with muscles. We want you slim, delicate, and cute.
ConstantlyJon 12 months ago
your autism moment was very cute. it's all good.
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Ellie Vanille 12 months ago
I'm not even sarcastic. I don't like men with muscles. At least not as much as the one pictured here.
#17
When I was in my early twenties I worked at Walmart in a small town. There was this cute guy working at a hamburger shop. He must have been about 16. I ordered the same thing every time I went in. One time he remembered my order without me saying anything. Obviously, he wanted my attention so I gave it to him. I went in all the time for lunch. Then one week he wasn’t there. I found out he was practicing something for school and drove by over and over to get his attention
Peppy 12 months ago
Yep, it’s not that I’m being cordial and polite cos it’s a part of being in the service industry, obviously it’s your animal magnetism! I’ve worked many customer facing jobs including bar work , the worst for “ but you were friendly you must like me “ was a bakery job. It’s hard not to let it affect the way you are with people
#18
womeninmalefields
After my husband gave birth to our twins, I stayed in the hospital overnight with him because he expected it, but why did he have to keep asking me to tend to the babies? Yeah, he broke his tailbone during the birth and was in excruciating pain and exhausted, but why did that stop him from getting out of bed?
And don't get me started on crying newborns--I yelled at them that first night in hospital just to show them who's boss. But they kept crying!
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 12 months ago
And he should be intimate with her because she has ''needs'', never mind his privates look and feel like a battlefield! /s
David Jeffery 10 months ago
He actually should have been up and tending to your "needs," in my humble opinion. It's what I did after giving birth to my wife's daughter.
#19
She cheated on you? That's your fault, you clearly weren't keeping her satisfied
#womeninmalefields
#20
So I got him pregnant and stayed with him out of obligation. He told me he was okay raising the child alone but I’m not a deadbeat so I stayed. He made me swear I wouldn’t stay out of obligation and if I ever felt like this wasn’t it for me anymore I would say something or whatever. I don’t know I wasn’t really paying attention. Anyway I leave on deployment 3 days after the baby is born. I make sure he knows he needs to get his body right before I get back
#21
I cheated on my husband because the other man showed up in satin boxer shorts with a bottle of wine. what else was I supposed to do?
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
Take the wine, close the door. (to the men out there that says things this ridiculous).
#22
Then I started following him around town, driving by the school to see if he was there, hanging out wherever he went. He started having someone else take my order at the hamburger shop and hiding in the back til I left. I waited for him after he got off work one night when nobody else was around. He acted like he was scared and jumped in his car and locked the doors
#23
My husband was at a baby shower with some of his friends so I agreed to mind the baby. After she'd been gone about an hour, the baby filled it's nappy. He knew I didn't do s****y nappies so I put the baby in the car and drove the couple of miles to where he was so he could change the nappy
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 12 months ago
My father would simply pull down my older brother's full nappies and leave them where they fell, for my mother to deal with when she got home from working all day, as well as cook tea and do the housework, oh and fulfill his ''needs'' in the bedroom on top of it all -_-
Kathrin Pukowsky 12 months ago
That's horrible what your mom, and you and your sibling, had to put up with, but my mind get's hooked on details, and that's why I'm wondering... did he just let your brother run around without a nappy afterwards? Used nappies on the floor is one thing, bit not putting on a new one sounds like a recipe for even more disaster.
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#24
When he tells me he’s a nerd too so I ask him to name five Marvel characters.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
Always trying to "prove" if they're a nerd...dude just be frigging happy she's into the nerdy stuff too.
#25
Uhh, his cat barfed on the rug 2 days ago. I've been walking around that pile of cat barf for 2 whole days. Why has he not cleaned up his cat's barf by now? JFC.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 12 months ago
I’m pissed at my brother because he refuses to clean up cat barf no matter what. He left one pile for so long it got moldy. It was disgusting.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
This is wrong for any gender, if you can't take care of your pets, you don't deserve pets.
#26
I’m an orchestra personnel manager. I was following a line of musicians off stage after rehearsal. I was walking much faster than them because I’m so important. The young man in front of me stopped as the person in front of them stopped. I couldn’t be bothered to slow down, so I put one hand on his shoulder and my other around his waist. He calmly said “please don’t touch me.” I didn’t apologize but defensively huffed “well it was either that or walk into your instrument!”
#28
Sorry I didn’t reply to you for a month my phone died, anyway wyd?
Ms.GB 1 year ago
It takes a while to get clean when you're a filthy liar 😆
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Same with tequila, if I drink it I cant be held accountable for anything that I do nor the consquences, that stuff is vile
Deborah B 12 months ago
I feel for you...unless you drink again. Went thru this with a cousin. If he had one drink, he was fine. If he started doing shots, he'd get out of control blackout drunk and do dangerously stupid s**t. He knew he needed stop at one or two, but "When I've had one beer, another beer is a great idea. When I've had two beers, shots are a great idea." It took him 10 years and a lot of heartache to stop having that "one beer."
El Dee 12 months ago
The 'out of control' drinker. Problem is that lots of people enjoy that feeling. I've known a few who did. Possibly the most dangerous type of alcohol abuse as it's not just the physical effects of alcohol but the physical and mental effects of the bad decisions taken as well..
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
Then....let me make sure I get this clear.....don't drink Tequila.
#30
Texting him “When I’ma see you” instead of planning a date
What do you think ?
ConstantlyJon 12 months ago
I feel like I could spend my whole life apologizing to women for how guys treat them and it wouldn't be enough. I just do my part to do good by the women in my life as best as I can and try to learn as much as possible. Threads like this are helpful to that end.
DC and S 12 months ago (edited)
Speaking just for this woman, it's not an apology we're after (other than maybe "sorry we didn't believe you"). We want it to change. And we need men to stand up and help us change it. Thanks to all who do.
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Ellinor 1 year ago
I just LOVE this trend, many men don't realise their behaviour unless you reverse the roles and THEN they get offended. I also love the "black in white fields" trend, because racism is so engraved in our society than many people don't even realise when they have a racist behaviour, like thinking afro are not a professional haircut, asking for a person "nationality" when they should say "origins", or the fact that clowns appearance is based on black people : afro hair, big nose, big lips...
painttheyellowsubgreen 12 months ago
Sorry but clowns weren't based on black people. The modern clown is based on hobo culture in the early 1900s. White face makeup originated earlier in the late 1800s by a French guy (if I remember correctly) performing in England. Don't remember the actual dates. How I know: 3 uncles ran away to the circus, 2 became very influential to the circus as a whole and 1 went to clown college and was gifted a prop that belonged to a very famous early modern clown, and was taught by one of America's most influential clowns.
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Diolla 10 months ago (edited)
When I was young, me and a friend once followed two guys in the street and started talking about how cut they were, nice asses, what we would like to do with that. They started walking faster and faster. Only did that once because well, it's harassment. But it was fun.
Jessie 10 months ago
Maybe they’ll remember and speak up when people do it to others
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Paula Glasscoe 10 months ago
I had a bloke tell me I’d just done a great job reversing my lorry. I told him he was much prettier when he smiled……. Patronising git.
ConstantlyJon 12 months ago
I feel like I could spend my whole life apologizing to women for how guys treat them and it wouldn't be enough. I just do my part to do good by the women in my life as best as I can and try to learn as much as possible. Threads like this are helpful to that end.
DC and S 12 months ago (edited)
Speaking just for this woman, it's not an apology we're after (other than maybe "sorry we didn't believe you"). We want it to change. And we need men to stand up and help us change it. Thanks to all who do.
Load More Replies... Ellinor 1 year ago
I just LOVE this trend, many men don't realise their behaviour unless you reverse the roles and THEN they get offended. I also love the "black in white fields" trend, because racism is so engraved in our society than many people don't even realise when they have a racist behaviour, like thinking afro are not a professional haircut, asking for a person "nationality" when they should say "origins", or the fact that clowns appearance is based on black people : afro hair, big nose, big lips...
painttheyellowsubgreen 12 months ago
Sorry but clowns weren't based on black people. The modern clown is based on hobo culture in the early 1900s. White face makeup originated earlier in the late 1800s by a French guy (if I remember correctly) performing in England. Don't remember the actual dates. How I know: 3 uncles ran away to the circus, 2 became very influential to the circus as a whole and 1 went to clown college and was gifted a prop that belonged to a very famous early modern clown, and was taught by one of America's most influential clowns.
Load More Replies... Diolla 10 months ago (edited)
When I was young, me and a friend once followed two guys in the street and started talking about how cut they were, nice asses, what we would like to do with that. They started walking faster and faster. Only did that once because well, it's harassment. But it was fun.
Jessie 10 months ago
Maybe they’ll remember and speak up when people do it to others
Load More Replies... Paula Glasscoe 10 months ago
I had a bloke tell me I’d just done a great job reversing my lorry. I told him he was much prettier when he smiled……. Patronising git.
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