
Lv99_BixNood
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The average bag of concrete is about 94 lbs, easily within the range that the average man can lift even as a novice to weight lifting (135-175 lbs). A novice woman, in contrast, would be either just about maxing out or exceeding what they can generally lift (roughly 74 lbs, it is harder to get clear numbers for women). There is no reason why concrete bags have to be 94 lbs, other than convention. A woman would need to work significantly harder and risk greater injury to herself to move these bags. We could make the standard bag lighter. If we did, more women would be able to do these jobs.
Yes if they just made the concrete bags smaller we'd totally be doing these jobs guys
But why would anyone hire them when they're half the strength of a man?