Author: | Cherilynn M. Veland, LCSW, MSW | ISBN: | 9781631529597 |
Publisher: | She Writes Press | Publication: | May 17, 2015 |
Imprint: | She Writes Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Cherilynn M. Veland, LCSW, MSW |
ISBN: | 9781631529597 |
Publisher: | She Writes Press |
Publication: | May 17, 2015 |
Imprint: | She Writes Press |
Language: | English |
• National statistics on the twenty most common occupations for women and men show a huge gender disparity in the type of professions where women dominate: caring and service jobs are held predominantly by women. • The value that women provide in informal care to spouses, parents, parents-in-law, friends, and neighbors is estimated at $148 billion to $188 billion annually. • Women—even those who have full-time jobs—still provide the majority of childcare and housework care for their families. • Women are twice as likely to experience anxiety as men. • 1 in 4 women will require treatment for depression in their lifetime (versus 1 in 10 for men).
• National statistics on the twenty most common occupations for women and men show a huge gender disparity in the type of professions where women dominate: caring and service jobs are held predominantly by women. • The value that women provide in informal care to spouses, parents, parents-in-law, friends, and neighbors is estimated at $148 billion to $188 billion annually. • Women—even those who have full-time jobs—still provide the majority of childcare and housework care for their families. • Women are twice as likely to experience anxiety as men. • 1 in 4 women will require treatment for depression in their lifetime (versus 1 in 10 for men).