Women hold more jobs than men in the U.S. workforce
The continued growth in employment for women parallels the economic shift away from so-called traditional male-dominated jobs, in sectors such as manufacturing, toward a service-based business model.
Sectors that employ more women are growing, whereas jobs historically associated with men are in a decline, according to Ariane Hegewish, program director of Employment and Earnings at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Hegewish stated, “The sectors that are growing, like education and healthcare, are predominantly women’s employment.” The December jobs report confirms this and indicates that education and health services, which are seen as more female dominated, added 36,000 jobs.
Women, however, have also started to occupy jobs that were once considered male oriented. They comprise about 13.8% of mining and logging jobs, have made inroads into manufacturing, transportation and other perceived male-related industries. Betsey Stevenson, a professor at the University of Michigan and formerly an adviser to President Barack Obama through the Council of Economic Advisers, said, “Women are going into the types of occupations where jobs are growing more rapidly, so this trend isn’t going to reverse.” Stevenson emphasizes, “It really heralds the arrival of women in the labor force.”
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