Gen Z women are the new face of unemployment—and it’s not because they’re too choosy. Low grades and bad health are to blame, new research warns

Gen Z women are the new face of unemployment—and it’s not because they’re too choosy. Low grades and bad health are to blame, new research warns

Millions of workers are bracing for AI layoffs and restructurings. But a growing slice of Gen Z isn’t even making it onto the corporate ladder in the first place—and increasingly, they’re young women. PwC’s new Women in Work Index, which digs into Labour Force Survey data on 16‑ to 24‑year‑olds between 2020 and 2024, shows that around 1 million young people in the U.K. are now classed as NEET (not in education, employment, or training).  Female …

Gen Z Won’t ‘Bend the Knee’ in the Workplace and That’s Why They’re Being Fired, Says Ohio Woman: ‘I Learned at Like 16 I Have to Work Till I Die’

Recent news has shown that Gen Z hires are being rapidly terminated from their positions. In a recent study, six out of 10 employers states that they fired Gen Z workers hired from college within the past few months. Rates from 2024 to 2025 show these workers being fired only months after obtaining a new position. But one Ohio woman thinks they’re not being dismissed because they’re unsatisfactory or unprofessional employees. She says they’re be…