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The Recession Was Sexist (So Is the Recovery)

The Great Recession was hell on everybody, but it was a particularly hellish time for men. The housing collapse and financial crisis tag-teamed to gut industries like construction and manufacturing that had been traditional bastions of male employment for decades. Women reached nearly 50% of [...]

December 8, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

'Mancession' Fades As More Men Than Women Find Jobs

"Women are not getting their fair share of jobs in the latest economic recovery, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reports. Their analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data for November showed a widening job gap between men and women getting back into the workforce. [...]

December 8, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

More Than 300,000 Women Drop Out of Labor Force as Sluggish Growth Continues

Women gained over half (65,000) of the 120,000 jobs gained this month, as reported in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday (which included revisions for September and October as well as new numbers for November). Analysis of the new data by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) shows that the wide job gap between men and women remains 1.5 million jobs.

December 6, 2011|Categories: Press Releases|