Rep. Schakowsky asks if there are fewer women in manufacturing because it sounds too male

During the hearing on Wednesday, a Democratic MP in the house He said the reason why fewer women involved in production could be because the term has the word “man”.

“I met a manufacturing company yesterday, but they also deal with young people more engaged in production,” said envoy Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., During the store, production and shop hearing a pododora called “AI in production: securing American leadership in production and the next generation of technologies.”

Schakowsky continued, saying he thought there were fewer women in production because the word itself sounds too male.

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“So, I asked them, so how many students who apply and want to do it? How many women are there?” Schakowsky said, adding that they told her it was at least 13%.

“It was a small number,” she said. “And you mentioned that you are trying to involve more women in production. I just wonder if it just sounds a name making like a guy.”

In a post on X that contains objections, Tail. Gabe Evans, roll.who also said on a pododbor, said, “Us: Let’s take the way and bring back jobs to America. Democrats:” Production “is a sexist expression against women!”

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According to a Report 2022. From the US Ministry of Trade, women make up 47% of US workforce, but only 30% worked in production.

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