Friday, November 3, 2023

The Future for Non-College Women Is Bleak - Curran McSwigan, Third Way

New projections show a stark warning for women without a college degree: work is changing, and job security is poised to shrink. Over the next decade, non-college women are projected to face high rates of job loss, with estimates showing that two-thirds of jobs lost in the country’s top-declining industries will be ones currently held by women.1 Specifically, non-college women are slated to lose the most middle-wage jobs—jobs that have historically allowed them to provide for themselves and their family. And unless there is a surge in women moving into traditionally male-dominated professions, job growth for non-college women will be concentrated in the lowest-paying sectors.

https://www.thirdway.org/memo/the-future-for-non-college-women-is-bleak