Business Insider reports women accounted for most retail jobs lost in 2017.<br />But according to an analysis of the Bureau Labor Statistics data, men gained jobs in retail during the same period.<br />Women lost 129,000 jobs while men actually got 106,000 new jobs.<br />Big box and department stores saw the starkest contrast, with 161,000 jobs lost by women, but 87,800 jobs gained by men.<br />Women may be taking higher paying jobs, or the retail jobs in demand are in masculine fields like technology and automotive. <br />
