Â鶹ԼÅÄ

Explore the Â鶹ԼÅÄ
This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.


Accessibility help
Text only
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Â鶹ԼÅÄpage
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio
Woman's Hour - Weekdays 10-11am, Saturdays 4-5pm
Listen online to Radio 4


Ìý´¥ What is RSS?

Contact Us

Like this page?
Send it to a friend!

Ìý
socialarchive
Ìý
Ìý The Telephone 15ÌýJuly 2004 Ìý
Image: telephone exchange
Why it's always had feminine associations

A new survey shows that although other technologies have been adopted more quickly by men, trends in mobile phone usage are driven by women.Ìý

The industry has been a major employer of women from the old telephone exchanges to today's burgeoning call centres. Wherever the location it's estimated that on average 70% of people working in call centres are women. So what's it like being at the end of a phone all day?


Disclaimer
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ is not responsible for the content of external websites.
Ìý
Recent itemsÌýaboutÌý
23 March 2010: Teen mums
Ìý
More items in the Society Archive
Ìý
Listen

Latest programme
Ìý
Listen again to previous programmes
Listen Again
Previous programmes
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý

What will sway your vote?

Retired? Downsizing? Moving home to be nearer the kids?

We'd like to hear your stories about moving house

Image: Find out how more about the Woman's Hour podcast

More about Woman's HourÌýpodcasts
Ìý
Ìý




About the Â鶹ԼÅÄ | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy
Ìý