Women’s employment is rising faster than men’s in high-skill occupations | Pew Research Center

January 24, 2020

1. Employment is rising most rapidly in jobs most in need of social, fundamental and analytical skills

Women’s employment is rising faster than men’s in high-skill occupations

Women’s employment is rising faster than men’s in high-skill occupations

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Women’s employment is rising faster than men’s in high-skill occupations

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1. Employment is rising most rapidly in jobs most in need of social, fundamental and analytical skills
Four-in-ten workers are in occupations in which social skills are most important
Women have a greater presence in occupations needing high social and fundamental skills
The top employing occupations for women and men are different
Women’s employment is rising faster than men’s in high-skill occupations
Women accounted for a greater share of employment in many higher-skill, white-collar occupations in 2018
Women’s presence in high-skill occupations is rising and is unchanged or falling in low-skill occupations
At the very top of the skills ladder, women are primarily engaged in nursing and men in assorted managerial pursuits