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Emily was in her mid-fifties, married with two adult children. After completing school, Emily accepted a cadetship to work while studying in a technical field. Emily found the work quite interesting, but she dropped out of the formal study component because she felt she had no aptitude for it.
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McMahon, M., Watson, M., Bimrose, J. (2013). Women’s Careers. In: Patton, W. (eds) Conceptualising Women’s Working Lives. Career Development Series, vol 5. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-209-9_7
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