Over 300,000 US women drop out of labour market

Story published on Women's Views on News, May 25, 2012


The recession continues to hit women harder than men in the US, with over 300,000 women dropping out of the labour force in the last two months, according to government figures.

Data from the US Bureau of Labour Statistics reveal that there were 324,000 fewer US women working at the end of April than at the end of February. 


Over 53 women in the US are seeking work but not in work.

Only 56 per cent of all adult women, excluding those in the military, prison or in nursing homes are in work in the US, the lowest level since 1993.  In the UK 65 per cent of working-aged women are employed.

Sixty three per cent of US men and women are in work, the lowest level since 1981, and whilst the number of men in the workforce grew by 14,000 in March, in April it fell by 196,000.

One in seven UK women expects to be financially dependent on partner in old age

Story published on Womens Views on News, March 15, 2012

One in seven women in the UK expects to have to rely on her partner for her income in retirement, according to new research.

Fourteen per cent of women who responded to an online poll, commissioned by financial services website unbiased.co.uk, said they expected to have to rely on their partners for money when they retired, compared to five per cent of men.

The survey also found that only 41 per cent of women had private pensions, compared with 54 per cent of men.

The findings come as little surprise as new jobless figures show women continue to be disproportionately hit by unemployment.

According to the latest Labour Force survey figures released on Wednesday, the number of unemployed people in Britain rose by 28,000 between November 2011 and January 2012 – 23,000 of them, 82 per cent were women.