... 66% to 72%. Whereas the proportion of men who ere economically active declined from 88% to 84%.2 This essay aims to show that although women have made an impact on the labour market, it does not mean that they have completely taken it over. The Employment Secretary (1980) commented that the 1990s would be "the decade of the working woman"3 With 46% of people in the labour market being women, this statement seems justifiable.4 The number of women actively employed in the labour market has risen sharply. This phenomenon has occurred in almost every industrialised nation. (Martha Darling, The Role of Women in the Economy, 1975)5 The character of the workforce has therefore transformed since many new women workers are entering the "white-collar" (Ruggie, M, 1984, p.3) professional jobs and the service sectors. By the end of the 20th century, younger women's qualifications had increased to a similar level to ...

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