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"Mancession" - Is It A Myth?

"Mancession" - Is It A Myth?
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Men account for three quarters of the 7 million U.S. job losses. That has led to talk of a "man-cession." With male unemployment rampant, women are on the cusp of a historic breakthrough "before the end of the year, women are likely to form a majority of salaried U.S. workers for the first time.

The novelty of the man-cession has been overstated, however. Delve deeper, and men have not been doing so badly by historic standards. Nor have women been making great breakthroughs.

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