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gender-based structure of work  

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  • In the pre-industrial period, most people—women, men, daughters, and sons—worked in homes, small workshops, and on farms close to home. Although tasks were divided along age and gender lines, nearly everyone was considered a worker. [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Gender-Based Structure of Work]

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