In 2020, there were approximately 70 million women in the U.S. workforce, representing 56.2 percent of all workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data. While substantially underrepresented in traditionally male-dominated industries, the number of women choosing to enter these roles continues to increase, a trend spurred by increasing opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related jobs.
Despite the increasing number of women now working in these industries, there are still far too many who do not have access to PPE sized for women. Trying to “make do” with PPE designed for men is not only an issue of decreased comfort but also a matter of safety—potentially a matter of life and death.
