male/female lay-offs

[horsepwr]

I would like to know what percentage of males compared to females have been laid-off throughout this little recession.

I don't ever hear of, or see, any women in the position of having to sit at the house because of company lay-offs. I'm sure there are, but I'm thinking that much fewer females are getting cut than males. And what would be the reasoning. Females are hard workers, but I know that allot of companies lay off those that can take more with them. There were also studies years ago that showed females getting paid less to do the same jobs as their male counterpart. Whch I know that recently, that gap has been closing.

Just wondering. Thank God for every female that hasn't lost her job while companies are easily handing out indefinite lay-offs.

[deepsouth]

Re: male/female lay-offs

That would be profiling and we can't be having that

[Doink the clown]

Re: male/female lay-offs

I have been off for 12 weeks so far and will only be working 7 days a month from now on thru dec. I may be off that whole month!!!

[horsepwr]

Re: male/female lay-offs

I would like to know what percentage of males compared to females have been laid-off throughout this little recession.

I don't ever hear of, or see, any women in the position of having to sit at the house because of company lay-offs. I'm sure there are, but I'm thinking that much fewer females are getting cut than males. And what would be the reasoning. Females are hard workers, but I know that allot of companies lay off those that can take more with them. There were also studies years ago that showed females getting paid less to do the same jobs as their male counterpart. Whch I know that recently, that gap has been closing.

Just wondering. Thank God for every female that hasn't lost her job while companies are easily handing out indefinite lay-offs.

I meant to say companies try to lay-off those that can take as little as possible with them when they go.

[daved150]

Re: male/female lay-offs

my wife and me....(but we closed our own biz so that may not count)

[horsepwr]

Re: male/female lay-offs

^no. Mutual corp decision to dissolve. President & Vice President, am I correct? ,if inc., that is.?
still, whatever the case. It's your business. I mean these large corp lay-offs.(employee lay-offs)
I bet a good amount of women in business, on the small business scale, have had to make similar decisions as you two though.