Labor Day and the wisdom of women

One American construction worker dies every workday hour. For the past 40 years Labor Day has emphasized the celebration of a crucial change in the labor force – the addition of women. The first Labor Day after Sept. 11, though, reminds us that one aspect of the labor force has experienced no more change than the "Glass Ceiling." That might be called the "Glass Cellar." When I did the research for a book called "The Myth of Male Power," I discovered a Glass Cellar that holds far more men than the Glass Ceiling. The Glass Cellar consists of the hazardous...

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