> Reason 1 being women in manufacturing are typically in office jobs
"Nimble fingers" was one sexist reason to employ women, at lower pay rates, than men in many industries including auto seat making (because of the sewing) and electronic assembly (because of all those fiddly little components).
There are, and have been since the industrial revolution, very many women involved in manufacturing and industry on the shop floor.
This is still true in developing countries. e.g. FoxConn prefers women over men for assembly, but these days they can't be so picky. Most of those died in the recent Bangladesh factory tragedy were women.
"Nimble fingers" was one sexist reason to employ women, at lower pay rates, than men in many industries including auto seat making (because of the sewing) and electronic assembly (because of all those fiddly little components).
There are, and have been since the industrial revolution, very many women involved in manufacturing and industry on the shop floor.