Those of Mexican decent have typically depended on the wages mothers were able to bring in due to minimal human capital and a lack of marketable skills needed by this overall population. ... There was also a substantial rise in the women's labor force during World War II when the men went off to war and the women were needed in the factories. But when the men returned from war, there was a considerable decline in the women's labor force as the men reclaimed the jobs that were once theirs. ...

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