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Men Finally Regain Jobs Lost in Recession 14 Months After Women
Men Finally Regain Jobs Lost in Recession 14 Months After Women

Men Finally Regain Jobs Lost in Recession 14 Months After Women

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the December employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), men have recovered all of the jobs they lost in the recession and now hold more jobs than at their pre-recession peak. Women surpassed their previous employment peak in September 2013. In November, men gained two out of every three jobs added on nonfarm payrolls (213,000 jobs for men and 108,000 jobs for women, an increase of 321,000 total jobs added).

December 5, 2014|Categories: Press Releases|

Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off

As of October 11, the average American woman who works full time, year-round started working for free. That’s because she makes just 78 percent of what a man makes. If a man’s pay lasts the whole year long, hers doesn’t even make it to Halloween. [...]

November 14, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

Women Have Recovered 50% More Jobs than They Lost Since the Start of the Recession, Men Still Inching toward Jobs Recovery
Women Have Recovered 50% More Jobs than They Lost Since the Start of the Recession, Men Still Inching toward Jobs Recovery

Women Have Recovered 50% More Jobs than They Lost Since the Start of the Recession, Men Still Inching toward Jobs Recovery

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the November employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), although the total number of jobs lost in the recession has been recovered, men are still short 71,000 jobs from the start of the recession. In October, men gained 87,000 jobs on nonfarm payrolls, while women gained 127,000 for an increase of 214,000 total jobs in October. Women, who completed their jobs recovery in October 2013, hold 50 percent more jobs than they did at the start of the economic downturn.

November 7, 2014|Categories: Press Releases|

In Colorado, it’s not your mom’s women’s lib

Lakewood, Colorado (CNN) I t's election season here at the golden gateway to the Rockies, and the political talk is all lady parts, all the time. Day in and day out, a seemingly endless stream of political ads hounds voters with what two men have [...]

November 3, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

In Colorado, it's not your mom's women's lib

Lakewood, Colorado (CNN) I t's election season here at the golden gateway to the Rockies, and the political talk is all lady parts, all the time. Day in and day out, a seemingly endless stream of political ads hounds voters with what two men have [...]

November 3, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

In West Virginia, the glass ceiling shatters but shards remain

Charleston, West Virginia (CNN) T he first time Tara Martinez looked at a report on the status of women and girls in her state, she wept. Often she still cries when she talks about the picture it paints. It's all just so overwhelming – and, [...]

November 3, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

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Men Finally Regain Jobs Lost in Recession 14 Months After Women

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