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Married West German women could not work outside the home without their husband’s permission until 1957.
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Amidst widespread concern over the country’s falling birth rate, a growing chorus of conservative voices is telling American women to step back from work outside the home and focus on motherhood.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
While 70% of Japanese women work outside the home, half of those work part-time.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Women, including those who don’t work outside the home, had an average of about three children by their 40s in 1980.
—Alexandra Killewald, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Amidst widespread concern over the country’s falling birth rate, a growing chorus of conservative voices is telling American women to step back from work outside the home and focus on motherhood.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
While 70% of Japanese women work outside the home, half of those work part-time.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Women, including those who don’t work outside the home, had an average of about three children by their 40s in 1980.
—Alexandra Killewald, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for work outside the home
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“Work outside the home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20outside%20the%20home. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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