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Why are More Women Working in Britain? (1985)

In: Tackling Inequality

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  • H. Joshi
  • S. Owen

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The increasing number of women at work is one of the most striking phenomena in the history of postwar Britain. In 1931 only 32 per cent of women aged 20–64 were in the labor force; by 1981 the proportion had risen to 58 per cent. Why is this? There is clearly a demand side as well as a supply side to the story. After laying out the facts in section II of this paper, we concentrate on a supply model in section III and conclude in section IV with some reflections on the largely unresolved problems relating to the demand side.

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  • H. Joshi & S. Owen, 1999. "Why are More Women Working in Britain? (1985)," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Tackling Inequality, chapter 12, pages 228-257, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37528-4_12
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230375284_12
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