In Trump’s Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That’s Not an Entirely Good Thing. (Gift Article)

“[The] historical logic of workplace feminization…goes something like this: A job gets worse in some way — say, it pays less or becomes more grueling or monotonous or generally less prestigious — at which point men become less interested in doing it. Employers then turn to women to fill the ranks.”

No matter how hard women work, our economy is set up to keep women overworked and underpaid to benefit a wealthy few. At the National Partnership, we found women make up more than 8 in 10 workers in the most AI vulnerable occupations. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m...

As jobs lose status - eg, due to requiring working with machines - they become less attractive to men and filled by women. Yes , it is still happening www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m...

In Trump’s Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That’s Not an Entirely Good Thing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m...

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In Trump's Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That's Not an Entirely Good Thing. (Noam Scheiber/New York Times) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

In Trump’s Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That’s Not an Entirely Good Thing. Despite the administration’s best attempts, the diminishing status of many American jobs is driving a spike in women’s employment.

"But when you disaggregate the numbers, you begin to see the familiar pattern: men holding on to the most prestigious and highest-paying jobs; a rising number of women in degraded versions of the jobs men once dominated." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m...