This post is DEFINITELY not on sexism or what not.

I have asked opinions from my family/relatives/some friends and guess what?
We agree that there are really some (read: quite a few) professions which guys seem to fare better.
No, with that, I do not mean to say that females are weaker. But there are certainly certain industries/professions which if I ask you to name one icon, you would probably give me a guy's name.

Just look at world renowned luxury brands Louis Vuitton (founded by Louis Vuitton) and Prada (founded by Mario Prada).

[Women's Shoes]
One high-end icon which crossed my mind immediately is none other than the Jimmy Choo brand (by Dato Jimmy Choo).

Others include Manolo Blahnik, Savaltore Ferragamo (he was actually a shoe designer) and of course, Christian Louboutin.

[Fashion Stylists]
My favourite would be Gok Wan (British stylist born to Chinese father, British mother)!
Then, there is also Clinton Kelly.
Okay, some credit to female fashion stylists - Stacy London (I only know one famous female stylist, sorry.)

It always seem to me that male fashion stylists are more daring in their presentations.
You can flip through magazines, even local magazines and compare the works (outfit, style, colour etc.) put together by an individual stylist and another. Most of the time, the ones which appeal to me more, are ones which are assembled by a male stylist.

[Hair Stylists]
I don't know others but personally, I prefer male hair stylists.
People I talk to (family/relatives) prefer their male hair stylists too.
Is it their confidence? Their skills?

Look locally. Who are our celebrity hair stylists?
Guy stylists, right?!

If I go to a random salon for trimming, my heart skips a few more beats if it's a female stylist approaching me.
I don't know your experience, but for me, the guy stylist always seem to be a tad more patient and gentle than their female counterparts.

For example, if I ask for a shorter fringe (half inch shorter), the guy stylist usually say something like "Okay, I will cut a little first, then you take a look". Sometimes, they don't say anything but they will just cut what you ask for and leave some room for more trimming later.
If it's a female stylist, sometimes I get a more-than-half-inch-shorter fringe in the first cut. So if this fringe turns out REAL SHORT (too short for your forehead/face/your hairstyle in general), then THAT'S IT.

Okay, I'm not generalising. I have met really good female hair stylist too, of course. But that's my experience thus far.

[Piercers/Tattoo Artists]
THIS CATEGORY. I have much much much more confidence in male piercers than female piercers, really.
Maybe it's because male piercers have more strength and have more stable hands.
This is really really really important. I cannot stress the importance especially for piercings using needles.
Can you imagine getting your tragus pierced, and this piercer doesn't have enough strength to push the needle through your tragus in one, smooth shot?!

Oh by the way, don't, really do not get unconventional piercings (read: anything but earlobe piercings) using ear piercing guns! damnit.
Ear piercing guns are not used in professional tattoo/piercing shops for unconventional piercings (I think they don't even use it for earlobe piercings). Needle piercings are much more expensive, but also, much more safer.

I have this earlobe piercing which was pierced in this typical mall shop (They provide earlobe and tragus piercings services-using ear piercing guns!!)
If I leave my piercing without ear stud for maybe, a few days to a week, then I would have trouble putting the ear stud back. The piercing would most probably close if I don't forcefully push the ear stud in. Lousy gun.

But not the case for my other 2 earlobe piercings which I got really really young. Don't trust technology lol. I think the piercing guns evolved.

Back to topic. Not that there aren't female professional piercers/tattoo artists. But there are seemingly fewer.