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The Pink-Collar Economy Is Here | Diving In

The Pink-Collar Economy Is Here | Diving In

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers vor 2 Monaten

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Since the start of President Trump’s second term, women have
received 86% of net new payroll jobs and now hold slightly more
non-farm payroll jobs than men. In this episode, Justin Wolfers
explains why that shift is happening and what it says about our
modern U.S. economy. This trend is not driven by employers
suddenly preferring women over men, but by which parts of the
economy are actually growing. The industries adding jobs are
disproportionately female-heavy – especially healthcare and
education.

Nevertheless, much of our economic policy continues to center an
outdated image of work: factory floors, hard hats, and a
romanticized industrial past. But if policy keeps looking
backward, it will miss where real opportunity is being created.
And if leaders steer training, subsidies, and political attention
toward yesterday's jobs instead of tomorrow's, workers will be
left less prepared for the labor market that actually exists.

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