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Article: Women and the labor market: the link grows stronger.
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- March 1, 1988
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Women and labor market: the link grows stronger
Today, 7 of 10 women age 25 to 54 are members of the labor force, as are the majority of mothers -- even mothers of very young children SUSAN E. SHANK
Women's attachment to the labor market has increased dramatically since the end of World War II -- especially for those between age 25 and 54. More than 7 of 10 women in this age group are now in the labor force, up from about 3 of 10 four decades earlier. The rise in women's attachment to market work is clearly both a product and a cause of many profound social and economic changes that have occurred in the United States over the last 40 years.
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