Is the recession beneficial to a woman's career?

The other day, while reading the May issue of U.S. News & World Report, I came across Liz Wolgemuth's "How to Win the New Job Game" (pgs 14-16). In one section, she addresses how the recession is affecting working men and women.  According to Wolgemuth, who cites Department of Labor statistics, "men account for 80% of the jobs lost since February 2008" (16).

Although she is careful to note that this number is "[a result] of steep losses in male-dominated fields like construction and manufacturing," (16) Wolgemuth's words still leave me wondering: could this recession somehow be beneficial to a woman's career?  If women are, in large part, able to retain their jobs, this certainly seems possible.  The employed woman can take the time that her unemployed male colleagues are using to apply for new positions and spend it refining and adding to her skill set.

Something to think about.

Regards,

the eRichards blogger

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