Women’s Work

Written By Erik Leiden

Growth in Women's College Attainment Will Drive Blue-Collar Labor Shortages

The strong growth in college attainment among women is good news. It will also exacerbate labor shortages for blue-collar and manual services work – particularly in jobs traditionally held by women.

Read our analysis of the economic impacts of this trends in our latest report from BGI Chief Economist Gad Levanon and BGI Economist Frank Steemers.

Erik Leiden
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