The gender split in Anchorage, Alaska, is now 50/50, ending men’s decades-old domination of the city’s population. Economic improvement, social changes that make it more acceptable for women to work what were once considered men’s jobs, and an increase in retail and hotel jobs may have contributed to attracting more women, according to the Anchorage Daily News. The latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey also showed that the city is becoming more ethnically diverse.
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