Women’s progress in the workplace will accelerate in coming yeas, says John Challenger of Challenger Gray & Christmas, a U.S. outplacement firm. One advantage that women have is that they are more likely to relocate. According to U.S. Census data:
Moreover, when companies start rehiring, the pool of job applicants they hire from will include more women than before. According to the U.S. Department of Education:
Source: Kelly Pate, Corporate woes spell opportunity for women, Denver Post, August 2, 2002.
For text http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E33%257E769130%257E,00.html
For more on Women and the Economy http://www.ncpa.org/iss/wie
FMF Policy Bulletin\20 August 2002
