Jobs are not on the minds of many millennial and Gen Z women — at least, not jobs working for someone else. And no wonder: many of their workplace experiences thus far are anything but encouraging.
That’s according to a national survey by 1,000 Dreams Fund and Recruiter.com, which says 31 percent of young American women aged 18–35 would rather be working for themselves, in their own businesses, than for a company — in fact, that’s their dream job.
But that whole age thing is standing in their way, where it might not for young men; 77 percent of respondents say that being “too young” has hurt their ability to get a job interview or get hired, and many keep their jobs just to pay off college debt.
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