3. The labour-force participation rate of women increased sharply between 1976 and 1997, as shown in Figure

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3. The labour-force participation rate of women increased sharply between 1976 and 1997, as shown in Figure 9.3. As with men, however, there were different patterns for different age groups, as shown in this table:

All Women Women 15-24 Women 25-54 Women 55 and Over 1976 46%

58%

52%

18%

1997 57 59 76 17 Why do you think that younger women experienced a bigger increase in labour-force participation than older women?

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Principles Of Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9780176591977

7th Canadian Edition

Authors: N. Mankiw, Ronald Kneebone, Kenneth McKenzie

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