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Far more women becoming too sick to work, TUC warns
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FAR more women are being forced by long-term sickness to give up work than their male counterparts, new research suggests.
The number of women who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness has risen by 502,883 from five years ago, according to a TUC analysis published today.
For males, the figure was significantly lower, at 347,379, the analysis of official figures showed.
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