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Wednesday, September 05, 2001
http://chronicle.com/free/2001/09/2001090501u.htm Distance Education Is Harder on Women Than on Men, Study Finds By SCOTT CARLSON The American Association of University Women will release a report this week that concludes that women who take distance-education courses face substantially more challenges than do men. The report, titled "The Third Shift," says distance-education classes often add another layer to a woman's workday. Women find time for a "third shift" of study time and online classes early in the morning or late at night, in the free time between the first shift of a full-time job and the second shift of homemaking or taking care of children, the report says. ...
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