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One reason for dramatic changes in the future of the work is the changing role of women. The year 2020 will mark the 100 year anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote in the U.S. Women have come a long way since the 20th century and progress doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
Almost 40% of working wives in the US are now “breadwomen”—their household’s primary breadwinner, out-earning their husbands according to Pew data in 2013 which might mean it is even higher now.
What’s more, women dominate the fastest-growing professions. In fact, nine of the 10 job categories that is expected to grow the most through 2020 will be dominated by women — such as education and healthcare.
I was interviewed by CEO Michael Vidikan Future in Focus –a strategic foresight and consulting firm that offers custom and subscription-based research — in tandem with Hope Katz-Gibbs of Inkandescent Radio about the future of women in the workforce. In this podcast, we cover:
- What precipitated the trend of women as the new breadwinner?
- How can businesses prepare for what’s on the horizon?
- What are some of the drivers behind this movement?
- What are some of the fastest growing professions that women are dominating in?
- As women continue to gain economic and political clout, what are some of the legal/HR policies that we could see — including maternity leave?
- How are women changing the organizational culture of many companies?
- What is different about their leadership styles, and the roles women are taking on?
- What’s unique about Millennial women in the workplace?
- And last, but not least, how is all of this change impacting men?
— Andy Hines
Amen, Andy and Hope! how will men participate and gain? it’s not zero sum. And how will it affect our social structure – health care, day care, economics, types of organizations and jobs, how we work and what matters.
For example, I think about the SUVs of 10 years ago – for soccer moms. Lawdy they were ugly. Message: be a mom, and bear the brunt. Now look at the cool designs. Took a decade but they finally made family cars with spunk.