For the first time in history, women are about to be the majority in the work force in about a month. This is according to analysts who have been looking at patterns and industries effected by job cuts. More men have recently been laid off due to the nature of the jobs/industries (e.g. manufacturing, labor, etc.) whereas women tend to have jobs that are more representative of services or are working part-time.
So this got me thinking: if this is true, then I wonder if this will have bigger implications down the road, to the benefit of women. In the 1940s, women started to have a larger presence in the work force due to men being deployed overseas to fight WWII and I wonder if that later led to women having the confidence (and men realizing the value that women bring to the workforce) to assume larger roles and later, career paths. Now, if women are becoming the main breadwinners, I wonder if this will lead to an increase in gender equality and pay in the workforce. Perhaps this is the silver lining to the economic crisis we're in - closing the remaining gap between women and men, at least when it comes to careers, especially in upper management which seems to be dominated by men.
Regardless, I think now is a good time to remember that women are classifed as minority group under the law. And this means that women need to help one another, especially when it comes to boosting one another's careers and helping one another rise to upper management positions. No one is more critical than a woman, especially of other women, myself included. But we need to support one another, champion one another so we can become more powerful and confident.
Yes, we should do this for everyone, regardless of gender. But we should especially do this for our own and help one another become the very best a woman can be.
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