Sentences with phrase «female labour force»

Leaves have a positive effect in that they stimulate higher rates of female labour force participation.

With the dramatic rise in female labour force participation rates since the 1960s (especially among married women with young children), these policies have become increasingly important.

Mexican businesses wanting to expand their headcount in the future are likely to benefit from the country's increasing working age population, although an ongoing challenge is that Mexico has the third lowest female labour force participation rate (49 per cent) among the 33 countries featured in the Hays Global Skills Index.

So basically the increase in female labour force participation (and female rates relative to male wages) is what's driving a good chunk of that increase in incomes of married couples / two parent families.

In the Council's pre-budget submission to this committee we urged the government to boost Canadian productivity by increasing female labour force participation, supporting women in STEM, enabling seniors to work for longer and helping Canadians navigate the changing job market.

The estimated four - per - cent increase in the province's female labour force gave the provincial economy a 1.7 per cent boost.

Not exact matches

However, some economists and critics have said while the budget moved in the right direction when it comes to raising female labour - force participation, its failure to announce steps towards national affordable child care likely means a significant number of women will remain out of the workforce.