When you call
a spa to book a massage, the first question you're almost always asked if you
prefer a male or female massage therapist, and it turns out that female
therapists are in much higher demand regardless of which gender the client is.
According to
the American Massage Therapy Association, roughly 85 percent of massage therapists
are female, and some spas won't hire men because too few clients ask to book
them. The reasons for these objections ultimately boil down to customer
comfort, but misconceptions about male massage therapists further complicate
the matter.
Benefits
and Issues With Male Therapists
While not
high in demand, male massage therapists have some advantages over their female
coworkers. They often have more strength, which can be helpful with deep tissue
massage, and the men who have survived in the female-dominated industry are
often supremely talented.
But in this
case you have this trust …I will just go where you allow …
