labour participation
collocation in EnglishmeaningsofLabourandparticipation
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labour
adjective
uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/
belonging or relating to the ...
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participation
noun[U]
uk/pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/us/pɑːrˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that you take part or become involved ...
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(Definition oflabourandparticipationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflabour participation
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While middle class visiting and telephone contact has fallen, due to increased geographical mobility and women'slabourparticipation, working class contact has risen.
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The most marked difference between men and women concerned the overall level oflabourparticipation.
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In the fish-processing industry, femalelabourparticipationremained high over the life course.
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Individual life cycles combine to produce fluctuations in the ratio of eaters to workers in households and, consequently, inlabourparticipationrates.
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The single most important change over this period was a substantial increase inlabourparticipationrates, in particular among women.
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As can be expected,labourparticipationrates increased with age.
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White-collar workers' households had the highest rate oflabourparticipationand the largest proportion of females.
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In addition tolabourparticipation, the census also provides data on the involvement of the different age-groups in subsidiary agriculture.
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This is apparent through a comparison of thelabourparticipationrates of households belonging to different social groups.
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Highlabourparticipationby women further reduces the caring capacity of the family.
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In the practice of implementation, however, ' participation ' meant little more than obligatorylabourparticipationin construction activities.
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Within the household, the increase in femalelabourparticipationrates put a heavy strain on women, who came to face a double burden of employment and household duties, including child-care.
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The most important difference between men and women, except for the generally lower levels oflabourparticipationamong women, had to do with patterns of gainful employment among the elderly.
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By 25 years of age men were almost universally gainfully employed, andlabourparticipationrates began to drop below 90 per cent only from age 55.
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Drawing on population censuses and time-budget surveys, it analyses trends inlabourparticipationand gainful employment for men, women and different age-groups from the mid-1920s to the late 1930s.
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What came first, and also how women's increasedlabourparticipationfits into the equation, is an area of some dispute in feminist histories of secondwave feminism.
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The economy needs a high rate oflabourparticipationand both women and men want opportunities for productive paid employment.
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Our economy needs an increasingly high level oflabourparticipation, involving both men and women.
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The aim of promotinglabourparticipationfor women and creating equal opportunities for different groups throws up new dilemmas.
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