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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Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D) suggests that the reason more women don’t go into manufacturing is because “the name manufacturing sounds like a guy.”pic.twitter.com/l0dndiAmIY
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 13, 2025
Her comments generated swift response on social media.
Oh yeah? Then how come so many women go into menopause?
Checkmate @janschakowsky
God they grow them stupid in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/ob2iTBpwCe
— mark (@rhapsodyboard) February 13, 2025
I guess she’ll be encouraging women to give up their manicures
— Jim Devine (@TheTubby2024) February 13, 2025
Is it the man part of MANufacturing?
How about Manual, do women shy away from manuals?
Manager, do women not want to be a manager?
Mango, do women hate mango?
Liberals are lunatics.— Ziba رویا MAGArepublican (@ZibaLady1) February 13, 2025
