>>1187357>heavy physical labor>male dominated field>historically male dominated from ancient times>lack of respect from the men in the field towards women trying to make a career out of it>non-engineering skills do not translate into other career fields so you pretty much have to commit to sail for life or be cool with tossing out all of your work experience to change careersCombination of all of the above. Some women are making inroads, but it very much is an uphill climb. The biggest problem is the latent sexism some older sailors have; a woman could be the reincarnation of Nathaniel Bowdich, but since she has tits she ain't worth shit in their eyes.
