It Has Been Suggested That the Labour Participation Rates of Women

question 27

Multiple Choice

It has been suggested that the labour participation rates of women have been flat in the 1990s because of

• A) the full integration of women into the labour force
• B) the full integration of men into the labour force
• C) lower birth rates in the 1990s
• D) larger baby-boom cohorts of women
• E) slower growth in the economy

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