Once male-dominated, the funeral industry is undergoing a major shift. Gen Z and millennial woman are enrolling in mortuary school to fill the void.

Melissa Schmidt handles body removal, embalming, preparation and casketing in her role as a funeral director on Long Island Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE.

Asked to describe a funeral home director, many might picture an old man in a long black coat with a distinctly creepy vibe. In reality, more and more morticians are people who look like Lanae ...

Allyse Worland is a first-generation funeral director licensed in Indiana and Kentucky. More young women are now enrolling in mortuary schools as the industry faces a labor shortage. Millennials ...