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To the question: In 2008, did men with pre-school aged children and working full time lose more or less work time than women in similar circumstances?

The correct answer is A:  In 2008, men with pre-school aged children and working full time lost more time than women in similar circumstances (6.5 days versus 5.4).

The growing prevalence of family-leave entitlements in the workplace, the extension of Employment Insurance parental benefits, and the greater involvement of fathers in child care appear to have eliminated the difference between the sexes with respect to personal and family-related absences.

In 1997, women with pre-school aged children and working full time lost 4.1 days for such reasons, compared with 1.8 days for men in similar circumstances. By 2006, the gap had narrowed considerably (6.2 days for women versus 5.4 for men), and in 2007, it actually reversed (6.3 days for men versus 4.8 for women).

Table 8-2 Absence rates for full-time employees by sex and presence of children — Preschoolers, under 5 years (from the report Work absence rates)

Source: Work absences

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