Jobs women like for themselves

Like their male counterparts, I presume women would prefer a job doing something they love. That could include being a buyer for a department store (á la Rachel in Friends), a fashion designer or shoe tester! The dream job for many young ladies growing up is probably modelling. The romantic notion of getting paid twenty grand for getting out of bed to model designer clothes all day is quite alluring. Alas, like most dreams, the reality is somewhat different. Assuming you're one of the tiny percentage of women with the necessary genetics, being a clothes horse means you can only dream about eating. Consequently, you can say goodbye to whatever boobs you might have had and say hello to smoker's lung, a deviated septum and the porcelain phone!

For a lot of women, sculpting their coiffure or decorating their nails are heavenly pursuits. So why not get a job where you can do that all day while also talking....a lot! Sounds like a win-win situation. It's probably more fun being on the receiving end of these treatments, but at least you're involved! Addicted to yoga/Pilates/Tai-Bo/aerobics etc? Then why not become an instructor and make a living from your passion?

A lot of women are drawn to noble professions in education and health care. For obvious evolutionary reasons, the female instincts are drawn more towards caring and nurturing than the male. Nursing has long been a traditional career for women and it is hard to conceive a more admirable job. In addition, the once male preserve of medical practice is now opened up to women (at least in the West, that is!). Indeed, the increasing performance gap between girls and boys at school means that medical schools have been taken over by women in some countries!

Just like guys, a lot of women would love a job in the arts or entertainment. Can you shriek like a banshee or do you have the voice of an angel? Either way, a pop career could beckon. A Hollywood leading lady gig would be nice, but you better make hay while you're young. These jobs start to dry up after about 30 and you have to be wary of that casting couch! These days, every second woman in Ireland seems to be writing chick-lit, so why not give that a blast? You might be successful, even if your father is not running the country!