The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson spoke with NPR about gender roles in the job market. Currently, 348,000 of the 369,000 jobs created since Trump took office have gone to female employees. Throughout his time in office, Trump has had a focus on bringing manufacturing jobs back to America. However, more female-centered positions are populating the workforce, specifically in the healthcare sector. "If Trump really wants to get more Americans working, he'll have to do something out of his comfort zone: make girly jobs appeal to manly men," said Stevenson.
Highlighting the jobs that have become available in teaching and healthcare, Stevenson argued that "If we want to see job growth that's as robust for men as it is for women, we're going to have to see men embracing those kinds of jobs."
