Rep. Jan Schakowsky Suggests Women Might Not Pursue Jobs in Manufacturing Because “Man” is in the Name (Video) | The Gateway Pundit | by Margaret Flavin


Rep. Jan Schakowsky Suggests Women Might Not Pursue Jobs in Manufacturing Because “Man” is in the Name (Video)

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Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)/Image: Video screenshot.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) pushed a bizarre explanation for why women might not pursue jobs in manufacturing.

Schakowsky made her remarks on Wednesday during a Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade subcommittee hearing entitled “AI in Manufacturing: Securing American Leadership in Manufacturing and the Next Generation of Technologies.”

Schakowsky suggested that perhaps the reason fewer women choose a career in manufacturing is that the term has the word “man” in it.

Schakowsky stated, “Yesterday, I met with a manufacturing company, but they also are engaged in getting young people more engaged in manufacturing. I asked them, ‘How many of those students that are signing up and want to do this, how many are women?’”

“They said, ‘Well, I know there’s at least 13% or a low number.’”

“You had mentioned trying to engage more women in manufacturing. I’m just wondering if just the name manufacturing sounds like a guy.”

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Her comments generated swift response on social media.

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