It should go without saying that this emphasis on female employment as linked to education is limited to those who can afford an education for their children to begin with.

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And what is government going to do to make sure that the jobs that are replacing the lost jobs are the kinds of jobs that can grow a family, so they can afford an education?

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That world no longer exists, and we can't afford to have an education system that was essentially, set in the 19th Century.

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Many more are struggling to afford health care premiums and house payments, let alone to save for an education or retirement.

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But it also rightly introduced an expectation that graduates pay back some of the costs of their university education when they could afford it.

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