Women left out of economic recovery - 90% of new jobs go to men

iamkeri1 · 03-23-2011, 05:01 AM

I was shocked when I saw this on yahoo. Watch the video with Diane Sawyer. Sorry there's a commercial first (nothing is free.)

http://news.yahoo.com/video/business...-jobs-24606247

On one hand various state governments are trying to destroy union jobs, and on the other hand, almost all new jobs are going to men. Are we going to have to start from scratch and fight for womens rights all over again??
Smooches,
Keri

StillettoDoll · 03-23-2011, 05:10 AM

yes actually saw these report 2 days ago , very alarming! Havent stop thinking about it. It really pisses me off. We still live in the stone age.

JustJo · 03-23-2011, 07:44 AM

I'm curious though....every report I read said that the recession and loss of jobs struck men much harder than it did women. If so, it would make sense that the population (in this case, men) that suffered the biggest loses would make the biggest recovery...

gaea · 03-23-2011, 08:50 AM

true as it is men lost their jobs however so did women, men were hit the hardest because the pay scales are unequal, men are still paid more than women for the same job, thus it made business sense to cut them loose first then hire a woman for the same job and pay her less money. This whole economic bs is twisted.

Blade · 03-23-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gaea

true as it is men lost their jobs however so did women, men were hit the hardest because the pay scales are unequal, men are still paid more than women for the same job, thus it made business sense to cut them loose first then hire a woman for the same job and pay her less money. This whole economic bs is twisted.

While I agree with "gaea" let me say also that with the economy such as it is, housing and construction have taken a large hit. The majority of construction workers are men. Also companies that are driven by housing and construction are typically predominately jobs that are done by men. Like my company is dependent on new housing starts...most of our employees are men. Maybe 200 women out of 2500 jobs in the company.

asphaltcowboi · 03-23-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade

While I agree with "gaea" let me say also that with the economy such as it is, housing and construction have taken a large hit. The majority of construction workers are men. Also companies that are driven by housing and construction are typically predominately jobs that are done by men. Like my company is dependent on new housing starts...most of our employees are men. Maybe 200 women out of 2500 jobs in the company.

Totly agree.. i would like to see a precentage compairson. female job losses vs male job losses then percentage of men working in typical female fields and women working in typical male fiendls.

gaea · 03-23-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade

While I agree with "gaea" let me say also that with the economy such as it is, housing and construction have taken a large hit. The majority of construction workers are men. Also companies that are driven by housing and construction are typically predominately jobs that are done by men. Like my company is dependent on new housing starts...most of our employees are men. Maybe 200 women out of 2500 jobs in the company.

Blade, I worked for a company that went hand I'm hand with construction , I understand this.

this economy is bs no matter what because people have suffered regardless of gender or gender bias or what have you. I see no need for anyone to get upset about anyone who is able to return to work, good for them. economy has hurt everyone not a few and not just one gender.

DapperButch · 03-23-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JustJo

I'm curious though....every report I read said that the recession and loss of jobs struck men much harder than it did women. If so, it would make sense that the population (in this case, men) that suffered the biggest loses would make the biggest recovery...

Well, the report said that in the public sector 57% of jobs are filled by women and that 8 out of 10 jobs lost in this sector was lost by women.

Personally, this shit pisses me off. Why I am surprised it is so high (90%), I don't know. But, it really ticks me off. Perhaps I need to learn more about it (noting Jo's comment) before shooting off, but it does make me angry if this is the case.

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iamkeri1 Member How Do You Identify?: femme woman Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 821 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 250 Thanked 1,944 Times in 584 Posts Rep Power: 14065934	Women left out of economic recovery - 90% of new jobs go to men I was shocked when I saw this on yahoo. Watch the video with Diane Sawyer. Sorry there's a commercial first (nothing is free.) http://news.yahoo.com/video/business...-jobs-24606247 On one hand various state governments are trying to destroy union jobs, and on the other hand, almost all new jobs are going to men. Are we going to have to start from scratch and fight for womens rights all over again?? Smooches, Keri

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