Until things slowly changed during the last century, women’s participation in the labor force was limited by traditional cultural, educational, and legal practices. women’s work outside of home and marriage was restricted to a handful of occupations such as domestic service, factory work, farm work, and teaching. over the past several decades, the women’s labor force in the united states and throughout the world has experienced many changes. women’s labor force participation rates are significantly higher today than they were in the 1970s. throughout that period, women have increasingly attained higher levels of education and experienced an increase in their earnings as a proportion of men’s earnings. source: “women at work.” spotlight on statistics. us bureau of labor statistics. web. 31 may 2011. which line illustrates the influence culture has had on traditional female roles? “women’s work outside of the home was restricted to a handful of occupations such as domestic service . . ” “ . . the women’s labor force in the united states and throughout the world has experienced many changes.” “ . . women’s participation in the labor force was limited by traditional cultural, educational, and legal practices.” “ . .women have increasingly attained higher levels of education and experienced an increase in their earnings . . ”