When considering Unemployment one must study it and those it affects. Unemployment is a human problem and something that needs to be tackled with a great deal of care. With this in mind, the sexes have been compared in more ways than anyone can surely count. While some may feel this furthers a divide, perhaps we can see with a little digging what this means for the route out of unemployment and if these findings get us any closer to a rough guide on how to do just that. Looking at figures specifically from the 21st century, unemployment peaked in 2011 in the UK with 8.7% of men finding themselves unemployed. This figure is above the 7.4% of women who are unemployed which comes as something of a shock considering the pretty even split in population between men and women. Women are often portrayed as disadvantaged by the media and may find themselves being paid less than their male colleagues or even losing out completely in an interview situation. While there is likely to be some truth to these reports it seems that women have more resolve than men when it comes to finding employment. Despite there being more stay-at-home Mums ...

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