Since married women typically curtail their employment behavior to accommodate the needs of their family, it is often assumed that women have a relatively weak and unstable work commitment. However, it is erroneous to infer work commitment from behavior, since work behavior is motivated and constrained by a myriad of personal and social…

Poverty remains a persistent problem for many women, and certain features of American life serve to keep them in a disadvantaged economic position. The welfare system is so arranged that many of its programs (such as the Work Incentive Program) favor men or (as in the case of Aid to Families with Dependent Children) force poor women to place their…

The data compiled in this study represents the responses of professional associations regarding the activities of women's committees. Respondents completing the questionnaires were either chairpersons or staff for women's committees, or chairpersons of independent women's caucuses. The data analyzed related to the membership count of the…

Describes variations in patterns of help to disabled elderly widows when caregiving adult daughters work and when they do not. Mothers of the two groups received the same total number hours of help from all sources combined. Working daughters provided less personal care and cooking than did nonworkers, with the difference being offset by purchased…

Investigates the strategies by which corporations adapt to social and cultural change. Argues that the contradiction between the ideology of the nuclear family and women's real needs for economic sustenance and autonomy are separated and deflected into a specific discursive strategy in the operation of Mary Kay Cosmetics. (JD)

This study explored the varying experiences of men and women who received Masters in Business Administration and started their careers in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. The findings were that women rarely held positions in business firms, choosing instead independent work or alternative settings such as universities. (Author/CT)

A sample of 187 professional women (41.5 percent of those surveyed) rated eight aspects of family strength, benefits of dual-career lifestyle, internal role conflict, and overall life satisfaction. Despite some stresses, the dual-career family has potential for developing a strong, satisfying family lifestyle. (SK)

Reviews efforts by individual governments in the European Economic Community to improve the rights of women in the workplace. Focuses on the objectives of these efforts, and concludes by evaluating strengths and weaknesses of these programs. (BSR)

Farm wives' preferences for use of time in household and farm tasks, their actual time in these tasks, and their external employment status were investigated. Most were satisfied with the amount of time they were spending on the tasks. (JOW)

Examined time allotments to household, paid, and unpaid work for farm, rural nonfarm, and urban women. Findings from 2,100 two-parent, two-child families revealed no significant differences among groups in allocation of time to household work. Of three groups, farm women spent more time in unpaid work, and rural nonfarm women devoted most time to…

Examined intentions of single and partnered college women (N=295) to work after childbirth. Results indicated some attitudinal differences among groups, with those who were members of a couple more concerned that their husbands would have to take a second job. Also those who were planners expected to have better time management, more income, and…

The author surveyed the attitudes of 1,551 North Carolinians toward sexual discrimination and nontraditional work roles. Sixty-three percent of all respondents thought that women had not been treated equally with men in being allowed to earn enough money to support themselves independently. Women were significantly different than men in their…

Working women were surveyed regarding their probable initial reactions to different forms of sexual harassment. Many indicated they would either quit their jobs or report sexual harassment to external authorities. Discusses organizational costs of sexual harassment, ways of preventing such costs, and implications for employment counselors.…

Investigated life history of American career women (N=24) at midlife. The transitions experienced by these women during their lifetimes were categorized into "masculine" or "feminine" types. It was found that they were distributed about equally between the two types of transitions, thus excluding a simple biological approach.…

Nutrient intakes and meal patterns of 123 adolescents with employed mothers were compared with those of 88 adolescents with nonemployed mothers. The 24-hour food records indicated few differences between the two groups of adolescents in total nutrient intakes or in intakes at breakfast, the evening meal, or snacks. (Author/CT)