Workplace gender balance shifting

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, we’re soon likely to see a major shift in the gender balance of the working world. As early as this November, it’s projected that for the first time in U.S. history, more women will be working than men. Add to this fact that 78 percent of the people laid off in the recent recession were men, and one sees a whole new picture of America’s workforce.

We speak with Beth Kobliner, author of “Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties.” She says the forces changing the demographics of the working world influence both men and women. Also, Sharon Meers, a former Goldman Sachs executive and co-author of “Getting to 50/50: How Working Couples Can Have It All by Sharing It All,” explains what the shifts might mean for the managers and workers of small and large companies across the country.

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