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Download full textWomen's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1988
This fact sheet lists 20 interpreted statistics on women workers. The facts cover the following data: number of women workers and their percentage in the labor force; length of time women are expected to stay in the labor force; racial and ethnic groups in the labor force; part-time and full-time employment; types of occupations in which women are…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Demography, Employed Women
Peer reviewedRubin, Richard – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Results from this survey show: (1) turnover rates--between 7 and 10 percent--are relatively low compared to those in other service fields; (2) although not statistically significant, female turnover rate was 66 percent higher than the male rate; and (3) males are more likely to resign for another position, females to leave the workforce. (CDD)
Descriptors: Career Change, Employed Women, Labor Force, Labor Turnover
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, Little Rock. – 1984
The major purpose of this paper is to increase employers' awareness of the impact that the rising number of working mothers has had on the need for day care in Arkansas as a whole and in their specific business locales. It is hoped that employers will be motivated to investigate and evaluate the advantages of providing some form of day care…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Employed Women, Employer Supported Day Care
Martinez-Brawley, Emilia E.; Durbin, Nancy – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Reviews historical patterns in the employment of rural women and explains the policy implications of their unique labor market experiences. Analyzes current differences between rural and urban female employment, emphasizing the narrow range of occupations open to rural women and their resulting employment deprivation and vulnerability to poverty.…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedMormino, Gary R.; Pozzetta, George E. – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Traces social and working history of Sicilian women. Examines this history's significance to the development of Ybor City, an immigrant community settled by Sicilians, Cubans, and Spaniards in Tampa, Florida. Presents experiences and lifestyles of women employed in cigar factories, characterizing them as labor radicals yet traditionally domestic.…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Ethnic Studies, Family History, Immigrants
Sullivan, Leila Gonzalez – 1992
American women have always been an integral part of the work force, first on the family farm and later as industrial laborers. In World War II, millions of women went to work only to be sent back home when the men returned. Today, women are in a very different situation. Between 1985 and 2000, 80% of new entrants into the work force are expected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dual Career Family, Economic Development, Employed Women
