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Women Have Closed The Workforce Gender Gap—But Not For The Reason You Think
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15:43Now PlayingAs recently as 30 years ago, men outnumbered women in the workforce by a margin of 7 million jobs. Today, in 2026, that gap has entirely closed. Laura Ullrich, the Director of Economic Research at Indeed, joined ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath to talk about how women may have permanently closed the gender gap in the workforce--and also why this isn't entirely good news.
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