There's actually a small scintilla of truth in this

[thewayne]

"The real war on women has been the job losses as the result of the Obama economy."
—Mitt Romney

I read that when the economy started tanking in '08 that men lost more jobs than women. I would expect that this also represents that more men than women are employed, but I can't back that up. I read recently that employment numbers are showing that more men than women are getting the new jobs that are coming online, but I don't remember if that percentage reflects how the jobs were originally lost.

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[silveradept]

Well, sociological research says that men get promoted more and paid more than women, so it stands to reason that they would also be hired more in the recovery. I think there might also be research that suggests unconscious preference to hire men, because they don't get pregnant and so don't have to go on maternity leave.