Social media users have flooded X with mock menial jobadverts for women after a United Nations (UN) post declared that “any job is awoman’s job”. Some of the roles advertised included electricians,plumbers, mechanics, construction workers, factory workers, and welders. Several of the tongue-in-cheek ads were paired with videos. “We have vacancies for women looking to offload trucks.Working hours are 7am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays. Wages are 15k daily(without meals and transport),” one of the replies reads. In the accompanying clip, a man piles nine heavy bags of anunknown content from a truck onto another man’s shoulders as he struggles tokeep his balance and staggers away. The words “real, hard work” are emblazoned in red across thevideo. Another footage shows a man hauling over 10 strips of woodfrom storage to a carpentry shed, moving quickly but clearly strained by theweight. “Even this job?” the X user posted alongside the video. The UN’s post sparked criticism as many social media usersaccused the multilateral organisation of making the assertion only when thejobs are about “prestige, office roles, or boardroom seats” but “go silent whenit’s about fixing roads, unclogging drains, working in mines, or fightingwars”. “Equality isn’t selective. You can’t demand inclusion whereit’s convenient and retreat to gender roles when it’s not. True equalitycarries both privilege and burden; not just the parts that feel good,” an Xuser said. Here are more reactions. Strongly agree https://t.co/bCpOz844Kw pic.twitter.com/IsUtsq2vPB— Àró Oloye Lambo ⚡ (@aro_tm) October 27, 2025 If the UN wants to hire women, they should start with this job.#UnitedNation https://t.co/IqyE7Yxfm9 pic.twitter.com/lDnKJ9znlb— Shivam Mishra (@Shivam29298) October 28, 2025 Funny how this always means office jobs and not this. https://t.co/WFOqCW7JuZ pic.twitter.com/awYBmRsCmg— Josh Ferme (@JoshFerme) October 27, 2025 I no fit offload cement o😩 https://t.co/GUbHNgqOU2— MumZee✨🇳🇬 (@_DebbieOA) October 28, 2025 https://t.co/K1UDc4X8xc pic.twitter.com/yfc4yP2Dr7— Muhammad Yaasiin (@Hajjyass70) October 28, 2025 Yes!!!!I don’t know why society excludes women from jobs like Coal Miners and Underground Mining, Loggers, Underwater Welders, High-Voltage Line Construction Workers, masonry, Deep-Sea fishing, Septic Tank and Sewer System Installers. That’s not fair and we must do better. https://t.co/f6SPXqEfVK— Emmanuel Brempong Akosah (@TheAkosahEmma) October 27, 2025 I raise you..... https://t.co/6izPOBjhTu pic.twitter.com/KwgyW74h8y— 喜びの少年。 (@_GreatnessTupu) October 27, 2025 There is no such thing as EQUALITY, what we can have is EQUITY https://t.co/gaizMt9hmi pic.twitter.com/6VLRPCuKup— ADÀMIMÒGO (@saliu_ayomide1) October 28, 2025
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