Why Do Women Work? Because the Economy Needs Them--That's Why!.

Collins, Ruth Harvey

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ERIC Number: EJ208310

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Publication Date: 1979

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Why Do Women Work? Because the Economy Needs Them--That's Why!

Collins, Ruth Harvey

Graduate Woman, v73 n5 p12-13 Sep-Oct 1979

Women work because they are needed by the economy. The economy increasingly depends on women, the last remaining labor pool. Figures from the latest census show the trends in the changing workforce. Issues discussed: woman's paycheck as discretionary money, career goals, and community services for working women. (MLW)

Descriptors: Census Figures, College Graduates, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education, Labor Economics, Labor Force, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Living Standards, Part Time Employment, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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