March is Woman’s History Month
Women accounted last year for 51% of the 574,000 professional positions in business and finance, a big jump from 38% in 1987.
Females now hold 55% of all professional occupations in health care, where they are the firm majority among physicians, specialists and managers. That’s a rise from 48% in 1987.
Women make up 67% of the country’s 716,000 teachers and professors.
Women make up only 40% of the country’s 230,000 cooks and chefs, 39% of the nation’s gas station and grocery store attendants and 38% of those in manufacturing.
Source: hrblog.goldbeck.com