According to a recent survey conducted
among executives by Accenture (a management consulting firm)
Men lost more jobs than Women during this global recession.
The survey was conducted with 524
executives from 23 countries and it was conducted between
November 2009 and mid-February 2010 . While this has been
an existing pattern in United States, executives from Australia,
Canada, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland
and the United Kingdom reported more men losing their jobs
than women during their restructuring. Indian executives reported
that 95% of their layoffs were men. Interestingly, in China
losses were reported to be split evenly between the genders.
The only country which reported differently was Netherlands
where 51% of women lost their jobs when compared to 49% of
men.
Again, be prudent in reading between
the lines and jumping to any conclusions. This statistics
could be attributed to the type of Industry which were impacted
during this global economic impact. The industries, which
were primarily impacted, were manufacturing and construction,
which are dominated by men workforce, while the industries
dominated by women such as health care and education were
not severly impacted!
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