“The image that the man has to be the breadwinner has changed.”
– Maureen Honey, author of Creating Rosie the Riveter, on the fact that women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the U.S. workforce. USA Today‘s story about the trend notes stunning job losses for men: Through June, men have lost 74% of the 6.4 million jobs that have disappeared since the recession began in December 2007. Almost half those lost jobs were in construction and manufacturing. Giving women a lift: growth in health care, education and government.