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Jobs And Gender: Does Sex Play A Role In The Region's Recession?, Mary C. King
Jobs And Gender: Does Sex Play A Role In The Region's Recession?, Mary C. King
Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications
Unemployment rates in Oregon have been among the highest in the nation. In a real role reversal, unemployment in the seven counties of the Portland metropolitan area have hovered less than a percentage point below the state level, defying the usual rule that unemployment hits the rural counties far harder than the more diversified economies of the urban areas. Are we experiencing a “he-cession” here in the metroscape? Is the economic downturn hitting men hardest, leaving women relatively unscathed? Has stimulus spending disproportionately benefited men? Does it even make sense to think about an economic downturn having a gendered impact, …