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Debra Fitzpatrick reports on the low-wage service sector roles women disproportionately occupy in our local economy.

These kinds of jobs -- hotel and restaurant work, temp jobs, and personal/social care services -- generally don't provide leave of any kind. They have erratic schedules and unpredictable hours. Employees are not eligible for unemployment insurance if they are forced to quit because, for example, they can't accommodate a sudden shift change due to a conflict with other part-time jobs or because they can't secure day care during their new work hours.

Star Tribune
March 6, 2012

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