Women in the Labor Force

After decades of gains in women's labor force participation in the United States, it seems like a peak has been reached. Unemployed women are not finding employment again as quickly as men are. There is postulation that it is due to the rising cost of health care and high layoffs in government, where women are prevalent. Have the gains to women in the workplace due to education and family planning truly peaked? What more can women do to make themselves equally represented in the job market?