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In this country, women’s patterns of work have changed in the past twenty-five years. More women work and there are better facilities for continuing a career whilst raising a family. Five million of the nine and half million women in employment are aged between sixteen and forty-four. Over a quarter of mothers of children under five are in part-time or full-time work. More women with children of any age are returning to work.
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© 1990 David J. Murray Bruce
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Bruce, D.J.M. (1990). Aspects of Women’s Health. In: Promoting Employee Health. Industrial Relations in Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09062-4_17
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