1. First, during times of social and political change, men are inclined to enter women’s work for security or because they have few other alternatives.
2. A second factor identified in the masculinization of work is pay and opportunity to move up the career ladder quickly.
3. Changes in work conditions are a third factor influencing the masculinization of an occupation.
4. A fourth and related factor in the movement of men into women’s jobs is the technically oriented, men tend to gain a foothold (pp.431-432).