Call it a "hecession." Job losses fell disproportionately on the shoulders of Massachusetts men for the past few years, underscoring the shift in the economy favoring knowledge workers. ... "Over the last 10 or 15 years, more and more of our college graduates are women, and the gaps are huge," said Andrew Sum, director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern, who co-authored Northeastern's research on the "Massachusetts economy and the vanishing male worker," along with Paul Harrington, associate director of the center.  "So as a result, women under 35 are better educated than men. If the labor market is staying stronger for college graduates, women will benefit."  - Boston Business Journal (June 21, 2010)A number of industries in New York state, including financial services, terminated at least five percent of their workers in the current recession, which has fallen harder on men, minorities, and those without college...(Read Full Post)