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Has the Movement for Women's Equality Hit a Wall?
Fifty years ago, Betty Friedan jump-started the Women's Movement, and the number of women joining the workforce increased for the next 30 years. But toward the end of the 90's, that number began to decline, partly because workplace requirements increased without becoming more flexible.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readFifty years ago, Betty Friedan jump-started the Women's Movement, and the number of women joining the workforce increased for the next 30 years. But toward the end of the 90's, that number began to decline, partly because workplace requirements increased without becoming more flexible. Now, among industrial nations, the US is dead last in accommodating families with mothers and fathers who both want to work. Is this why America's birthrate is going down? Is it time for workplace practices to catch up with worker's ideals?
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The full episode
2 of 3Has the Movement for Women's Equality Hit a Wall?- 0:00Payroll Tax Holiday Is Over, Are People Spending Less?
- 8:08Has the Movement for Women's Equality Hit a Wall?You’re reading this
- 44:51A Short History of Oscar's Worst Snubs