There are many significant changes of gender norms in our society today, one of these changes is the employment situation for women. Over the past few decades, women’s labor force participation rate has been increased. Specifically, the rate was 32.7% in 1948 and was 56.7% in 2015. (US Department of Labor, 2016) There are various factors that attributed to the increase. For example, having a higher education degree is one of the most essential factors of increasing women’s labor force participation rate.
Having higher education degrees helps women earn more, which helps them contributed more to their families financially. While more and more women make financial contribution to their families, they become one of the major breadwinners of
Having higher education degrees helps women earn more, which helps them contributed more to their families financially. While more and more women make financial contribution to their families, they become one of the major breadwinners of