In 1950, one Canadian worker in five was a woman. By 1980 this percentage had doubled, and women are expected to make up more than 44

percent of the labor force by the end of this century. The increase in female participation started occurring during the 1970's. This increase also

caused the largest baby boom that the Canadian female labor force had ever witnessed. In North America it is common for women to have

part-time or summer jobs, and the participation rate of teenage girls is high. It is also mostly high throughout the world in places as United

Kingdom because of the fewer women going to school. But in places like France, Italy, and Japan the female participation rate is very low. In most

of the countries the labour force is most participated in the age groups between 20 and 24. The labor force of mature women is very high in

Sweden, because of the encouraged day care facilities, which also provides the females with legislation that provides them with excellent benefits.

n there is a drop in female economic activity, the reason why is it affects their marriage and the care of their only child. An observation of

participation rates of the females had become more alike with the men. Family status also influenced the female participation rate but later on

high as the men. But the largest increase was in the age group of 25-44 years old, where the rate rose almost 50 percent. This meant that the

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