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Unemployment (mused by female \ Participation.

CHEN/VA (CUP) — Canada's high unemployment has green partially caused by too many women looking for jobs, according to Finance Minister Jean Chretien. Chretien told a Toronto audience recently that the shortage of jobs was partially a result of the unexpectedly high partic- ipation of women in the

However, an executive member of the. National Action Committee for the Status of Women says this statement only confirms the government's attitude that women are to blame for unemployment. '

Carol Swan said Mar. 7 that the remarks indicate "the feeling of the

government as a whole — let's

employment problem, when it's clearly the eccmomy's inability to respond to the needs of a growing work force that is the culprit." The opposition has also questioned Chretien's assertion the participation rate will level off, in View of previous vastly incorrect predictions. Already women's partici-

Nov. , the department admitted it had underestir ated the growth, and, as a result, the labour force would grow faster in the 19805 than previous precli tions indicated.

In a recent report, the C.D. Howe Institute also said there were strong reasons to believe women's participation would cont— inue to rise.

blame the victim for the problem. "

"Presently, it's a very fashionable approach to blame women for the un-

pation rate has reached what the Finance department has predicted for 1986. In a paper presented to the First Minister's conference in

labour force in the last few years. chever, he said he expected "this rapid increase to taper off in the future."

In the House of Commons Mar. 5, PC MP David MacDonald questioned Chretien's rationale,

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V Swan said, would depend ' : on several factors, not

the labour force . "

were so woefully wrong." Although Oiretien

responded that the rapid

increases in the past few

Canada indicate "the acceleration will step very soon", Macdonald pointed out’that a recent report by the crganizati or economic cooperation -- and development predicted the growth in the participation rate in E -; and the U.S. would contin Swan said she expected continued growth, given 7 that women need and wish _; work. The finance

'f department mistakes, she isaid, indicate "they just icn't understand the factors that motivate women to work."

The amount of growth,

the least being what she termed "the success of

the government's campaign to pressure z-zaren out of

Chretien‘s: stat. ement, recent: aft-3095315: in un— mplcyment insurance and a program to help women

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