On the flip side, [url=http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2015/06/men_in_female_dominated_fields_they_still_make_more_than_women.html]here[/url] is an article that says men in female-dominated fields are paid more and perceived as more competent than women in the same fields (although the gap is less than that between men and women in male-dominated fields).
Well, yeah, the underlying reason almost certainly has to do with gender stereotypes. On the surface, those jobs are filled by women because women are more likely to obtain the necessary education and then submit job applications. It’s not like men are applying and then being rejected because of their gender.