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Women in the workforce text   
Radio debate on gender quotas   

Equal opportunities    

by Margaret O'Keeffe    

A women's place has traditionally been in the home in most countries. However, more and more women living in Europe and North America, for example, are taking advantage of the opportunities that an education can bring and are entering into the workforce.

Read an article which looks at the issue of equal opportunities at work between the genders and listen to a radio debate on whether gender quotas should be used to ensure that women are equally represented in management positions.

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