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Pregnancy and Employment: A Literature Review Figure 1.4: Percentage agreeing that, all in all, family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job, 2002 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 DK Sweden IRL GB USA NL France Spain Male Female All Note: From Russell et al (2009). Data Source ISSP 2002 1.7 Conclusion The findings outlined here highlight the dramatic increase in female employment in Ireland over the last two decades. These trends mean that employment among women of child-bearing age and those who are pregnant is now the norm. Moreover, attitudes to maternal employment have shifted in the past few years and the majority of women with pre-school children are now in employment. To combine employment and parenting, many women in Ireland work part-time and the likelihood of working part-time increases with the number of children. However, not all mothers have equal access to the labour market. Although the rate of labour market participation increased for married mothers between 1998 and 2007, the rate for lone mothers did not. Lone mothers face substantial difficulties in accessing employment and while a barrier such as a lack of affordable childcare is an issue for many working parents, it is particularly pertinent for lone mothers and their ability to access the labour market. Given the substantial change in the gender composition of the Irish labour force it is increasingly important to examine the experiences of women at work during pregnancy to investigate whether their rights under antidiscrimination and health and safety legislation are being upheld. PAGE 10
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