OK, ladies, let's hear it: "Men! Who needs 'em?" According to the bureau of labor statistics, apparently not the workforce. Included is a link to NY Times article published on February 5, 2009. In it, author Catherine Rampell points that women were already on the path toward reaching a tipping point in percentage of the workforce. In November, by one measure, women held 49.1 percent of the nation's non-farm jobs. With more and more layoffs happening in the mostly male dominated industries of manufacturing and construction. The job losses are currently 82% male. Wow!
The truly interesting shift may be cultural. Slowly, over the last decade or two, it has become fully acceptable for the woman to be the breadwinner in a family. I don't mind saying it happens to be the case in my family. With the job losses occurring in some of the more male-centric industries, perhaps it will open the eyes of some of the more culturally conservative segments of our society. I'm actually quite proud of my wife's success and am more than grateful that she has such a terrific career.
So all I can say is, "You go girls!"
The truly interesting shift may be cultural. Slowly, over the last decade or two, it has become fully acceptable for the woman to be the breadwinner in a family. I don't mind saying it happens to be the case in my family. With the job losses occurring in some of the more male-centric industries, perhaps it will open the eyes of some of the more culturally conservative segments of our society. I'm actually quite proud of my wife's success and am more than grateful that she has such a terrific career.
So all I can say is, "You go girls!"
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