New York Times did a piece on the hard economic times and men vs. women. Women, as of November last year, held 49% of the job market and that 82% of the job losses were men. One of the reasons for this is the type of job market that each gender goes into (more stereotyping): construction and manufacturing jobs have had big cuts and those are usually male workers while more females are in healthcare and education which hasn't had as drastic of losses in comparison to the other side. So what does this say for the IT field? Will that cut down to even less women if there are job cuts in that market?Also mentioned in the article is the role reversals that these situations are causing, men are now at home with the kids and women are becoming the breadwinners but at a lot less pay. It amazes me to hear the amount of strength it takes to support your family with only your earnings and no longer the household income you are used to. These women mentioned in this article are stepping up to the plate and saving their families. The world is filled with superwomen.
Rampell, C. (2009, February 5). As Layoffs Surge, Women May Pass Men in Job Force. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/business/06women.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1
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