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Why do Women Normally Re-enter the Work Force?

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Women into Computing

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According to statistics quoted at a recent conference, 51% of women return to a different job after a career break and 63% of women in the 25–45 year age group work. Figure 1 shows the percentage labour force participation of females in EEC countries in 1986 [EEC 89].

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  1. The Ashton Tate Partnership, Target,Vol 3, no 2, March 1990.

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  2. Commission of the European Communities, Women in Graphics,no 30, December 1989.

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Syson, S. (1991). Why do Women Normally Re-enter the Work Force?. In: Lovegrove, G., Segal, B. (eds) Women into Computing. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3875-4_41

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