If, because of social pressures and discrimination -- not to mention long, inflexible working hours, grueling commutes, lack of support from her husband and limited child care -- a woman has to quit her job after having children, and never return, what is the motivation for someone who wants kids to push herself professionally?
Differences in the spatial distribution of workplaces for men and women [ 19], as well as differences in the distances covered by them in their bicycle-commuting [ 8], support such an interpretation.
Its staff of 100 scientists and 100 support workers commute by ferry from Orient Point and Connecticut.
Improved street connectivity and reduced commute distances will likely support TPA.
In December, President Barack Obama signalled his support by commuting the sentences of eight people convicted for crack cocaine offences, referring to "a disparity in the law that is now recognised as unjust".
Identifying threshold distances is important to help urban designers/planners develop neighbourhoods that support active commuting to school (i.e., to locate the schools within walkable distances from residential areas) and feed into policy decisions around school commuting (i.e., set the cut-offs points for school bus provision).
Therefore, active commuting should be supported by schools and parents.
Commuting services in Japan are defined as services delivered in a community-based facility, where users commute to receive personal care, support for activities of daily living, and physical exercises, and they return home the same day [ 6].
For example, Oja et al reported that over half their respondents were of the opinion that the employer should support employees to commute actively [ 7].
And they wanted easy commutes to their jobs in Manhattan; she is a human resources manager for the Jewish Board of Family Services; he is a computer support technician for Credit Suisse First Boston.
