Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition), U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2009
“The past several decades have been marked by notable changes in womens labor force activities. Womens labor force participation is significantly higher today than it was in the 1970s, particularly among women with children, and a larger share of women work full time and year round than in past decades. In addition, women have increasingly attained higher levels of education: among women aged 25 to 64 who are in the labor force, the proportion with a college = degree roughly tripled from 1970 to 2008. Womens earnings as a proportion of mens earnings also have grown over time. In 1979, women working full time earned 62 percent of what men did; in 2008, womens earnings were 80 percent of mens.”
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