Patriarchy puts men at the top. Capitalism puts the rich at the top.

When I think “rich” , the richest person I can think of will be an old, white male. Truth is: Both patriarchy and capitalism tie together leaving women at the bottom.

My position to capitalism is simply living in the United States and having the option of a minimum wage job. Now to grow from there is where you see the difference. If I can’t afford to go to school and rise then I am more likely to remain where I am and have my future led by capitalist decisions. There is competition in corporate jobs because women have to prove themselves capable of accomplishing the same amount of work ethic as men.

In my current job, as a early childhood teacher, you rarely see males. As if there is this idea that men cant be teachers or nannies. Below I am attaching a research summary with statistics

“Research Summary. Using a database of 30 million profiles, Zippia estimates demographics and statistics for preschool teachers in the United States. Our estimates are verified against BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. After extensive research and analysis, Zippia’s data science team found that:

• There are over 2,176,693 preschool teachers currently employed in the United States.
• 93.6% of all preschool teachers are women, while 6.4% are men.” (Zippia, The Career Expert)

What may seem like there is an advantage to women in this job position, but currently there is a shortage of teachers globally due to underpaid teachers, HIGHER PERCENTAGE INCLUDE WOMEN.

The pattern that relates to me is that a job that is accepted for me to have because I am a seen as a woman but should not expect to make as much money. Perhaps teachers (and many other job positions) would make more money if it wasnt seen as a “womans job”