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... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > social psychology of work > temporal dimensions of women's and men's employment
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temporal dimensions of women's and men's employment  

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  • At the beginning of the 20th century, less than 20 percent of American women, and just 5 percent of married women, were in the paid labor force, compared to 85 percent of men. Women's labor force participation increased throughout the century, especially after World War II and especially among married women and mothers. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Women's and Men's Employment, Temporal Dimensions of]

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