Table 15.3 shows less evidence of the traditional pattern. What is this traditional pattern?
A) Men's labour force involvement is higher and women's lower when they are not married with children.
B) Both men and women's labour force involvement is higher when they are married with children.
C) Men's labour force involvement is higher and women's lower when they are married with children.
D) Women's labour force involvement is higher and men's lower when they are married with children.
E) Women's labour force involvement is higher and men's lower when they are married without children.

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The traditional pattern is that when a woman gets married and has children, her labour force involvement decreases while the opposite occurs for men. Table 15.3 shows that this pattern is not as strong as it used to be, suggesting that women's increasing participation in the labour force and changing gender roles are having an impact.

Table 153 Shows Less Evidence of the Traditional Pattern