In the past recessions have mostly smashed male-dominated industries. But not this time | Greg Jericho

There's a new wrinkle to the recovery: will the level of women working return to pre-recession levels? This recession, more than any previous, has hurt women workers as much as men. It means the recovery will need to be as concerned with restoring women's employment as it is with men's. For the first time there is a worry about whether the level of women working will return to pre-recession levels. It is not quite true that all recessions are alike, but historically men have always suffered more...