Mancession Edit Meaning

1.

Term used by economists to reflect that for the first time in economic history, the male unemployment rate has surpassed the female unemployment rate. In the last year (2008-09) 82 percent of pink slips have been handed to male workers.

Denise: "What's the deal with all of the stay-at-home dads on your block?"

Bev: "It's not by choice, they are all victims of the mancession."

See recession, economy, laid-off, jobless