NY Region’s Gender Employment Gap Has Fallen Sharply Since 2021

The overall US gender employment gap shrank to below pre-Covid levels this year, with the trend even more pronounced in the New York region, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The narrowing of the gap — which measures the difference between the employment rate for men and women — is explained in part by more women taking advantage of jobs that allow them to work remotely, according to the regional bank, whose district includes New York, Northern New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut.

At the national level, the employment gap fell to just under 11% ...