Bryce Covert and Mike Konczal point out that men "have gained 805,000 jobs, but women have lost a total of 281,000" since the recession ended. They break this down by occupation:
Women have been brutally hit when it comes to a category called “office and administrative support occupations," i.e. those who make workplaces run smoothly. In this occupation, which represents over 17 million workers, women have lost a total of 925,000 jobs while men have gained 204,000 since the recession ended. Looking into quarterly data for the individual job categories that make up this sector, it's clear that there have been extensive job losses among administrative assistants, secretaries, and others who support their offices
Konczal follows up at his blog. Noreen Malone explains how males have bounced back:
And though women still have a lower overall rate of unemployment—8.5 percent compared with 9.5 percent—there are signs that men are finding ways around the employment market’s structural changes. Those pink-collar jobs? Whether because men are applying for positions they would not have considered before, or because of some ad-hoc affirmative action on behalf of guys who just can’t catch a break, or some other factor, such jobs are now going to men. The Pew report shows that retail, education, and health services all hired more men than women during the past few years.
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