Sentence:  Finally, jobs that are <WSD>'widow-makers</WSD>' should be rethought and restructured. In the heyday of the great sailing ships, around 1850, just before the coming of steam, every shipping company had a <WSD>widow-maker</WSD> on its hands once in a while. ... One typical <WSD>'widow-maker</WSD>' has been the job of international vice-president in the large American company. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Something which or someone who takes the lives of men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.