Women have always been responsible for work in the home and in the labour force and they have always been paid lower wages than men; they have been paid less both when their jobs are not the same as those of men but could be seen as equally valuable and when the work is exactly the same (see WORK). ###>Cependant, l'idée que la place de la femme est à la maison a influé considérablement sur les conditions de sa participation à la main-d'oeuvre (voir MARIAGE ET DIVORCE).