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Peer reviewedRepetti, Rena L.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1989
Reviews longitudinal studies on effects of employment on women's mental and physical health, with special attention to variations in effects of employment depending on characteristics of women and their jobs. Concludes that employment appears to improve health of women who have positive attitudes toward employment, and social support from…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment, Females, Individual Characteristics
Smith, James P. – 1985
The typical working woman is thought to make 60% of a man's wage, despite increased job skills. Facts prove this perception incorrect. Lack of progress is an artifact of changing labor market characteristics associated with the rapid growth in the numbers of women in the labor market. Low skills, low wage female entrants tend to hold down the…
Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Employed Women, Employment, Employment Experience
Download full textDeseran, Forrest A.; And Others – 1985
Data from a 1982 state-wide survey of 764 Louisiana farm households were analyzed to assess the relationship between conjugal work-role arrangements and four dimensions of farm family life: socio-demographic characteristics, scale and type of farm operation, farm and household decision-making and allocation of tasks, and subjective aspects of farm…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Demography, Employed Women, Employment
