So with better pay, conditions and promotion prospects, it is no wonder that the public sector is the employer of choice for so many women.

正因为工资高、工作条件好、前途也更光明，那么多女性选择进入公共部门也就不足为奇了。

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The "dominant role of the public sector as an employer" particularly in Egypt, but throughout the region has inflated the graduates' wage expectations, put a premium on diplomas over useful skills and diverted talented workers from what might have been more dynamic private-sector enterprises, the IMF says.

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"The public sector is the default employer in Wales, " said Steve Thomas, chief executive of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA).

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The Exchequer contribution to the MPs' scheme is higher than "employer contributions" to other public sector pension schemes including teachers, the NHS, civil service, police and fire service schemes, according to Lord Hutton's report on pensions.

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