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    "ocrText": "-12-\n20\nThe responsibilities of individuals for the more effective\nuse of womanpower: One conferee indicated that in her opinion\nthe report should not ignore what women themselves have, can,\nand must do to advance themselves. However, another conferee\ncautioned against over-generalizations about the attitudes\nKinner\nof women, and urged that the report avoid discussion of the\nconflicts of roles among women, women's frustrations, etc.\nSeveral conferees pointed out that at the level of the individual\nany discussion of women would also require a discussion of men's\nroles as husbands and/or employers in contributing to the more\neffective utilization of women in paid employment.\nC. The Council's Present Tentative Position With Respect\nto the Areas of Policy Recommendation\n(a) The Proportion of Women in Paid Employment\n21. In the special Working Paper prepared for the conference,\nthere was an indication of the boundaries of policy concern\nupon which the Council has agreed. In this context the statement\nwas made that the Council \"has concluded that there are no\ncompelling reasons to establish as a policy objective a continuing\nincrease in the female component of the labor force as such.\"\nThis was subject to considerable misunderstanding by the conferees.\nOne commented that it implied that women are needed in the labor\nforce only in an emergency. Another pointed out that it was a\ngratuitous observation and, as it is formulated, it is not clear"
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