He-cession? She-conomy? Man-cession?

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'He-cession' gave women edge in jobs in Minnesota, but are effects over-hyped?
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By Nicole Harris, Samantha Offerdahl and Kyle Potter | Monday, Jan. 10
The tipping point came last year. For the first time ever, women made up the majority of the workforce — across the country and in Minnesota.

Mired in the worst recession since the Great Depression, men lost huge numbers of jobs, most notably in such male-dominated industries as construction and manufacturing. But jobs in traditionally female-dominated industries like health care and education saw much smaller losses. Of the 15 categories of growing jobs nationwide, 13 are dominated by women.

The changing work environment has been called the "she-conomy" by Time Magazine, the "man-cession" by Newsweek and "The End of Men" by The Atlantic. Experts say that two years of severe, mostly male job losses, combined with a post-industrial economy that favors communication and management skills over labor, has tipped the balance in job numbers to women.

http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2011/01/10/24655/he-cession_gave_women_edge_in_jobs_in_minnesota_but_are_effects_over-hyped