National Women’s Law Center, July 2013. 

Women have regained a large number of the jobs they lost during the recession, but their gains are highly concentrated in low-wage occupations. Sixty percent of the increase in employment for women between 2009 and 2012 was in the 10 largest occupations that typically pay less than $10.10 per hour (“the 10 largest low-wage occupations”). In contrast, these 10 low-wage occupations accounted for only 20 percent of men’s employment growth over the same period.

Download 60 Percent of Women’s Job Gains in the Recovery Are in the 10 Largest Low-Wage Jobs