Workplace boundaries with respect to traditional occupations for men and women are getting blurred with women venturing into men-dominated occupations and vice versa. A new study from CareerBuilder, a human capital solutions company, reveals that between 2009 and 2017, women have taken up 24% of the new jobs which till now were performed mostly by men. But, during the same time period, men have encroached and taken up 30% of the new jobs in female-dominated occupations. The study was carried out by Emsi, the labor market analysis department at CareerBuilder, which analyzed labor-related data from several federal and state sources for the labor market.
Out of the 785 occupations listed by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, one-third are dominated by women. The study also found that more and more women were taking on male-dominated roles such as those of CEOs, surgeons, lawyers, web developers, producers, directors, and chemists. Similarly, men are increasingly taking up erstwhile women-dominated roles such as those of education administrators, interior designers, pharmacists, cooks, HR managers, and accountants.
"Women and men are sidestepping preconceived notions and crossing over into roles that historically have been heavily populated by the opposite sex," says Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officer, CareerBuilder. "Over the last ten years, women have been gaining ground in management, law and various STEM-related roles. More men are moving into education and training, support roles and creative fields. While there is still room for improvement in terms of finding balance, there seems to be less gender bias when it comes to hiring and choosing career paths."
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