It started out as a "mancession": Men's unemployment rates have been higher than women's for the last three years in the United States, as elsewhere. Now, women may be feeling more fear, if not more pain.
Their overall job prospects are lagging behind those of men, and they are likely to be more sharply affected by proposed cuts in federal, state and local spending.
Heather Boushey, an economist with the Center for American Progress, points out that since the economic recovery officially began in June 2009, private-sector employers have hired a net total of 503,000 men, while jobs held by women have declined by 141,000.'
The New York Times
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