What Factors Might Explain the Correlation Between Women's Work Outside

question 31

Essay

What factors might explain the correlation between women's work outside the home and a national index of happiness? What is it about women working outside of the home that might make a country's population happier? Brainstorm possible causes for this correlation.

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Definitions:

Cardiac Muscle

Specialized muscle tissue of the heart, responsible for its contraction and thus pumping blood throughout the body.

Skeletal Muscle

A type of striated muscle tissue that is attached to bones and is involved in the movement of the skeleton and voluntary movements.

Hollow Organs

Organs within the body that have a cavity, such as the stomach, intestine, and bladder.

Smooth

Pertaining to smooth muscle, an involuntary non-striated muscle found within the walls of organs and structures such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and urinary bladder.