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social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > employee issues in business ethics > women in the workplace

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women in the workplace  

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  • The study of women in the workplace is the investigation of women's roles in and access to work environments beyond the home. This area of research draws on economics, social statistics, business history, feminism, and cultural history to create a narrative of how women have gradually moved into major participation in the workforce of contemporary society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Women in the Workplace]

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