There many myths about whether women can or should work in jobs that are considered nontraditional for them.
Women are in the labor force to earn some extra spending money .
Women and men are represented equally in most occupations . Jobs in which women are traditionally employed pay salaries comparable to jobs in which men are traditionally employed . Blue-collar work or heavy, physical labor is nontraditional for women . Women are not strong enough to do heavy labor . Nontraditional jobs are too dirty, noisy and dangerous for women .