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Statistics Canada has released chapter updates for Women in Canada 2005, which found the entry of large numbers of women into the paid workforce has been one of the dominant social trends in Canada over the last half century.

Among the findings:

• More women are employed now than thirty years ago. In 2006, 58% of all women aged 15 and over had jobs, up from 42% in 1976.
• Women with children are much more likely to be employed than thirty years ago. Female lone parents are less likely than mothers in two-parent families to be employed.

The chapter updates are free and available on the Statistics Canada web site.

Labels: Issues_and_Trends, Resources_and_Research

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