Talk Business contributor Emily Reeves steers us towards a recent article in The Atlantic magazine that examines gender roles and statistics in the workplace.

Reeves, who is director of account management and research at advertising powerhouse Stone Ward, says that the shifting demographics don't necessarily represent an advantage for one sex over the other at work.

"I think it's becoming more of a balance," Reeves said. "I think you're going to see an equal number of men and women in the workplace going forward rather than it being as male-dominated as it has been in the past."

The article, which Reeves cites and shares thoughts on at her blog, Ms. Adverthinker.com, notes several interesting trends:

Women dominate today’s colleges and professional schools. For every two men who will receive a B.A. degree this year, three women will do the same.

Of the 15 job categories projected to grow the most in the next decade in the U.S., all but two are occupied primarily by women. Those two are janitor and computer engineer. Women will exceed men in everything else: nursing, home health assistance, child care, food preparation.

Women now hold 51.4 percent of managerial and professional jobs, up from 26.1 percent in 1980.

Women make up 54 percent of all accountants and hold about half of all banking and insurance jobs.

About a third of America’s physicians are now women, as are 45 percent of associates in law firms.

Reeves said that the data presents opportunities for firms to talk more about their workforce diversity, but she hopes attitudes towards men and women in the workplace don't change significantly.

"I hope it doesn't change employer attitudes at all. I hope that everyone is still fair and equal in the way that we're awarded jobs and the way that we're all treated," Reeves said.

She also points out that often men and women accomplish goals equally, but in many instances their communication and leadership styles lead to different paths for objective achievements.  Reeves further notes that the shifts seen in male-female workforce statistics are changing business-to-business marketing.

You can read more of Reeves' thoughts on her blog at this link or check out our interview on the subject below.