Clain (2000) found that self-employed women tended to have less desirable "personal characteristics" than wage-and-salary women employees, while the reverse was true for self-employed men: "There is some suggestion that women may place a higher value on nonwage aspects of self-employment than men do."
I keep thinking that I'll take the day off from DB when there's a work holiday, but then I forget to announce that there will be no Monday post, and I feel a little awkward skipping it. I suppose if I were self-employed, I would have no days off. Maybe that attitude is part of what Clain is talking about. This tidbit was going to be part of the post on pricing structures for the self-employed (4/8/09), but I determined that it wasn't really on topic. I do wonder about gendered career segregation among the self-employed: are women more likely to do sales or service? Are men more likely to hang out a shingle as a professional (architect, lawyer, doctor)? I have no evidence either way, but I have my suspicions.
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Well, for a survey of one, I'm currently self-employed.
I'm a CAD drafter for Architects and Designers. So I'm providing service (computer generated drawings) within a professional field.
After reading your question, I feel somewhat special.
Jenn
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