"The Minneapolis Star Tribune is one of the nation’s most liberal newspapers. Today it reminded us why it has achieved that dubious distinction. First, the paper headlined: Women slip behind as economy picks up.
Given that pretty much everyone knows that the economic slump of the past four years has hit men particularly hard, that will strike most readers as a weird interpretation of events. The Strib explains:
"For women in the middle class, the economic recovery is turning out to be a reversal of fortune.
Women held onto their jobs so much better than men during the recession that some even called it a “man-cession.”
But now, even as politicians and industry brag of job creation in the millions, job growth for women lags far behind men. Old stereotypes casting men as primary breadwinners and women as employees distracted by child-care responsibilities are reemerging as hiring revs up. Pregnancy discrimination complaints surged in the recession and remain high in recovery.
It all has a frustratingly familiar ring to Sheridan Zuther, who zips among seven part-time jobs as she tries to hold onto her home and the bottom edge of the middle class.
I have always heard … that men are usually the first to get the jobs and that they get higher pay,” she said.
“But it’s frustrating.”
This is beyond bizarre. First, as far as the “mancession” is concerned, if you depend on the Star Tribune for your news, if you blinked you would have missed it. ..." (Read more? Click topic)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Given that pretty much everyone knows that the economic slump of the past four years has hit men particularly hard, that will strike most readers as a weird interpretation of events. The Strib explains:
"For women in the middle class, the economic recovery is turning out to be a reversal of fortune.
Women held onto their jobs so much better than men during the recession that some even called it a “man-cession.”
But now, even as politicians and industry brag of job creation in the millions, job growth for women lags far behind men. Old stereotypes casting men as primary breadwinners and women as employees distracted by child-care responsibilities are reemerging as hiring revs up. Pregnancy discrimination complaints surged in the recession and remain high in recovery.
It all has a frustratingly familiar ring to Sheridan Zuther, who zips among seven part-time jobs as she tries to hold onto her home and the bottom edge of the middle class.
I have always heard … that men are usually the first to get the jobs and that they get higher pay,” she said.
“But it’s frustrating.”
This is beyond bizarre. First, as far as the “mancession” is concerned, if you depend on the Star Tribune for your news, if you blinked you would have missed it. ..." (Read more? Click topic)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
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