content: Yup. Employees in general are going to become more expendable, and since men are generally expendable, the ones that don't bust their asses will probably take the initial hit, especially as long as there are gender preferences when hiring. Having said that, increasingly "educated" women aren't really going to fare much better when their job is obsolete and their debt hasn't been paid off.  Unproductive people in general are going to be more expendable.