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Things are even worse in technology. 科技行业的情况更糟。 In Britain only one in five computer-science university students is a woman--a big problem at a time when the World Economic Forum predicts that technology will create more than a quarter of all jobs in newly emerging professions. 在英国，计算机科学大学生中只有五分之一是女性，这是一个大问题，因为世界经济论坛预测，在新兴职业中，技术将创造超过四分之一的就业机会。 But women are underrepresented in some important fields of technology; they have only 12% of jobs in cloud computing, for example. 但是，在一些重要的技术领域中，妇女任职人数不足。例如，在云计算领域，只有12％的女性员工。
Something about the tech industry puts off female applicants. 科技行业的某些现状不利于女性申请人。 Women play a much bigger role in the health-and social-care sectors, which are also poised for expansion. 妇女在要扩大的医疗和社会卫生部门中发挥着更大的作用。 The bls forecasts that eight of the 12 fastest-growing jobs in America over the next few years will be in those areas, with roles ranging from occupational-therapy assistants to genetic counsellors. 劳工统计局预测，在未来几年中，美国十二个增长最快的工作中有八个将在这些领域，例如职业治疗助手和基因顾问。
The snag is that some of these jobs are not very well paid. 问题在于其中一些工作的报酬不高。 Home-health and personal-care aides (with the third- and fourth-fastest growth rates,respectively) had median annual salaries in 2018 of just over $24,000. 2018年，家庭保健和个人护理助理的平均年薪（增长率分别排名第三和第四）略高于24,000美元。 Some jobs in health care are extremely lucrative, of course. 当然，医疗行业的一些工作是非常有利可图的。
But another gender imbalance emerges here: women make up only one-third of American health-care executives. 但是，还有另一种性别失衡：在美国医疗保健行业，只有三分之一的高管是女性。 In contrast, they tend to dominate the poorly paid social-care workforce. 相反，他们主导着低收入的社会护理劳动力。 In Britain 83% of social-care workers are female. 在英国，社会福利工作者中有83％是女性。
That suggests men shun the field, perhaps because they do not perceive caring to be a mascuuline trait. 这表明男人回避这个领域，也许是因为他们认为关怀不是男性特征。 The biggest problem in the labour market,then, may not be that teenagers are focusing on a few well-known jobs. 因此，劳动力市场上最大的问题可能不是年轻人专注于一些知名的工作。 It could be a mismatch: not enough talented women move into technology and not enough men take jobs in social care. 这可能是一种不平衡：没有足够的有才能的妇女进入科技行业，也没有足够的男人从事社会福利工作。
Any economist will recognise this as an inefficient use of resources. 任何经济学家都会认识到这是对资源的低效率使用。 Wherever the root of the problem lies--be it the education system, government policy or corporate recruiting practices-it needs to be identified and fixed. 无论问题的根本原因在哪里，都需要确定和纠正教育体系，政府政策或企业招聘。 了解更多英文外刊或资讯，在英语时代。关注我，让思维与时代接轨！ |
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