Care workers are disproportionately women: Gender breakdown of all workers, home health care workers, and child care workers
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| All workers | 53.1% | 46.9% |
| Home health care workers | 11.4% | 88.6% |
| Child care workers | 6.0% | 94.0% |
Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this figure draws from pooled 2018–2020 microdata.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.18 (2021), https://microdata.epi.org.