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For married couples, the US has seen an increase in women working for pay from 30% participation to 60% participation from 1955 to present. https://ourworldind
by rubidium 6y ago
For married couples, the US has seen an increase in women working for pay from 30% participation to 60% participation from 1955 to present.
https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2017/08/Labor-Force-Participation-of-women-in-the-US-1955-2005-750x415.png https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2017/08/Labor-Force-Parti...
So there was a while when most married women with kids stayed home.
- throwaway894345 6y agoNo doubt, but I suspect that the mid 20th century is a historical anomaly. I'm also surprised that only 60% of women work for pay at present.