Oh come on. The "mansession" was a temporary phenomenon, largely due to the decline in higher paying jobs that are historically held by men. Today, men's and w

Oh come on. The "mansession" was a temporary phenomenon, largely due to the decline in higher paying jobs that are historically held by men. Today, men's and women's unemployment rates are roughly the same: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/07/06/two-years-of-economic-recovery-women-lose-jobs-men-find-them/ http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/07/06/two-years-of-econo... http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/mancession-to-he-covery/ http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/mancession-to-h... http://www.nwlc.org/resource/modest-recovery-beginning-women http://www.nwlc.org/resource/modest-recovery-beginning-women http://www.thenation.com/article/166468/one-mancession-later-are-women-really-victors-new-economy http://www.thenation.com/article/166468/one-mancession-later... Generally, I find complaints about mancession more than a little skewed. The victim card only works if you cherry-pick your numbers, narrow them down to exact months, and ignore key metrics such as compensation, benefits, etc.