Women safer from the unemployment line than men?

Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2009-01-17 23:48

Article here. Excerpt:

'In these tough times, the unemployment line is getting longer and longer, and it looks like you have a better chance of standing in it if you are a man.

A new study shows women seem to be holding on to their jobs more than men.

Since the recession began, the jobless rate for men rose from 4.4% to 7.2%. The jobless rate for women went from 4.3% to 5.9%. Why the discrepancy? Experts say the kind of jobs women tend to hold offer more stability. About 75% of the people who work in health care and education are women. Those jobs certainly aren't going away right now.

Women are more likely to work part-time than men. That means they make less money than the full-timers and probably don't get benefits.'

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In the sue-happy USA, companies actually have to have a really good reason to get rid of a woman without risking a lawsuit. I'm sure this contributes to the discrepancy.

Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!

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Submitted by xtrnl on Wed, 2009-01-21 07:22