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Workplace opportunities and stresses are both increasing

12-14-2007 · EurekAlert!

Teamworking and other modern employment practices can put as much strain on a woman's family relationships as working an extra 120 hours a year, an extensive study of the British workforce funded by the Economic and Social Research Council suggests.

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