I agree wholeheartedly, 214Montreal.  "...They are content to simply not go there." Just as many, many men are content "simply not to go there", either.  Especially when..."plumbers, electricians, brick layers, roofers, or carpenters"=physical, strenuous, dirty work often in awkward positions. Regardless of the "good pay." 

Got a question, though: you mean to say there really is a "glass ceiling" in any of the above mentioned occupations?  Really?