What is the thesis and topic of according to the US Department of labor only 57.5% of women each 20 and older were participating in the workforce down from 59.2% last year overall the statistic has reached the lowest level in more than 30 years how many women are considered gainful workers and what types of jobs are women seeking an author Sheryl Sandburg makes a lot of interesting points in her beso in Brooklyn and regarding females in corporate America but she only addressed the very privileged working woman and failed to speak to those in lower skilled lower wage jobs women have worked outside the home and had a tremendous impact but are over represented in the low wage workforce