Women are getting most of the new jobs. What's going on with men? – OPB
6 hours ago
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- In 2016, Betsey Stevenson advised Trump to make 'girly jobs' appealing to men to boost employment.
- Recent job growth heavily favors women, with women filling nearly 17 times as many jobs as men since Trump's second term.
- Health care drove this trend, adding 390,000 jobs in a year, but men remain underrepresented due to identity ties to occupations.
- Trump continues to emphasize manufacturing, yet Stevenson argues there aren't enough such jobs for men to thrive.
- Richard Reeves calls for policies to attract men to fields like nursing and teaching, similar to past efforts for women in STEM.
- Stevenson suggests framing jobs as masculine, e.g., highlighting strength in health care or role modeling in teaching.
- She notes discrimination persists for both genders, harming everyone through occupational segregation.