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Show Women as Workers 54 AND PART· TIME STATUS (WORK EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN, BY FULL· TIME AND WEEkS WORKED, 1964) PERCENT 40 16 16 • FULL-TIME (35 bours or more) D PART· TIME (Less than 35 hours) 50·52 WEEKS 1-26 WEEKS 27-49 WEEKS PART· YEAR YEAR·ROUND Reasons given for part-yea;r w'ork.-The major reasons given by and men for working only part of the year in 1964 differed women considerably. About half of the women stated that taking care of their homes was the principal reason; another 20 percent said attendance at school limited their work. Only 15 percent claimed unemployment as the reason men for working less than a full year. 25 years of age or over mentioned reason for part-year work. In contrast, half the unemployment as the major Among men under 25 years of age, how reported school attendance as the principal reason, and less than one-fourth claimed unemployment. Ohamqes in uiork experience of women since 19"50.-The number of women with work experience rose 9.8 million from 1950 to 1964 (table 24). The number who worked part time rose 4.4 million. This increase of 71 percent was considerably greater than the increase of 31 percent registered by women full-time workers. Most of the in ever, about two-thirds crease in part-time workers, however, came between 1950 and 1960. From 1960 to 1964 the number of women part-time workers increased by only 7 percent compared with an increase of 9 percent among full-time workers. |
