Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 29
Greater Manchester Sees 10-Year Female Employment Slide Under Burnham
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 29

Greater Manchester Sees 10-Year Female Employment Slide Under Burnham

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 29

Summary

  • A decade after Andy Burnham first became mayor, Greater Manchester has fallen from having a higher share of women in work than the city center to lagging it.
  • That drop exposes an uneven record in the city-region's economic gains during Burnham's tenure, despite broader claims of success under his brand of 'Manchesterism.'
  • The latest comparison centers on female employment rather than headline growth, shifting attention to whether prosperity in Greater Manchester has been shared evenly across the workforce.

Insights

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