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The Recession Effect: Gender Balance in the Workplace

Fri, 01/16/2009 - 15:41
Submitted by Carlin Ross

It's hard to know the WHY behind these numbers but it is an interesting discussion on gender, money, and power.  The terrible bottom line of last Friday's job report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not surprise many people - there were many fewer jobs in December 2008 than in the previous month.

Much less noticed, however, was Friday's breakdown by sex of employment declines before December. Is it possible that one legacy of this recession is that women become a majority of the work force for the first time in American history?