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Women are satisfied with 'women's work' but not with the pay

  • Written by Michael Dockery, Associate Professor, Curtin University
imageWomen may be happy in jobs that are stereotypically seen as 'women's work' because of the way gender roles have developed over time.www.shutterstock.com

Women who have jobs that are stereotypically considered “women’s work”, such as secretaries, childcare workers and nurses, are happy with the type of work they do but not with...

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