You’re on the bottom floor in an unskilled profession, which in my experience is capable of dehumanizing everyone equally. Everyone is just a wage slave, seen as replaceable by their corporate overlords. But there’s a good chance your bosses who are largely women are earning less than their male peers.

When you start looking at fields where people tend to have degrees or certifications, you’ll find women who are just as qualified, have just as much student debt, and have the same workload as their male peers are often paid less for some reason.