Understanding the Economy – Working Mothers in the Great Recession, Prepared by Joint Economic Committee Majority Staff, Mothers Day 201, An Update on Working Moms
“The Great Recession has taken a huge toll on working families. The vast majority of jobs lost were lost by men, but a substantial number of jobs were lost by women during this recession. From December 2007 to April 2010, women lost 46 jobs for every 100 jobs lost by men. By comparison, during the 2001 recession, women lost 17 jobs for every 100 lost by men and women lost less than 2 jobs for every 100 jobs lost by men during the 1990s recession. Indeed, in recent months, women lost jobs while men gained jobs. From October 2009 to March 2010, women lost 22,000 jobs while men gained 260,000. Womens increased vulnerability to the business cycle has important repercussions for families economic security. This report provides an updated look at the employment situation of working mothers4 with children under 18 years old, and examines the impact of the recession on their participation in the labor market using unpublished data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
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