二次大战以来,美国职业妇女的人数迅速上升。妇女占比例较大的职业有工人、职员、汽车司机、教师、商贩和艺术家等。但是,在一个以私利为目的进行激烈竞争的社会里,妇女的职业地位并非稳如泰山。近年来,成千上万的男子闯入了传统的妇女工作领域,使一些职业的妇女统治地位受到冲击和动摇。例如,男性护士的数目从一九七二年到一九八○年猛增了百分之一百四十, Since the Second World War, the number of working women in the United States has risen rapidly. Women occupy a large proportion of occupations include workers, staff, car drivers, teachers, traders and artists. However, the occupational status of women in a fiercely competitive society for self-interest is not as steady as that of a woman. In recent years, tens of thousands of men have broken into the traditional areas of women’s work, shocking and destabilizing women in some occupations. For instance, the number of male nurses jumped by 140% from 1972 to 1980,