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Bergen, Elizabeth – Journal of Family Issues, 1991
Used data from Panel Study of Income Dynamics to investigate process by which spouses allocate their labor between employment and housework. Findings indicated that both women's market and domestic labor were highly sensitive to family economy, whereas men's market labor was subject to macroeconomic structure and men's domestic labor was little…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Employed Women, Housework, Sex Differences
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Cooney, Teresa M.; Uhlenberg, Peter – Journal of Family Issues, 1991
Used census data to describe changes in work-family connection between 1970 and 1980 for highly educated men and women aged 30-39. Found, despite educational and occupational advances for women, gender differences in the connection between work and family experiences remained substantial over the decade. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Experience, Employed Women, Family Relationship
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Grant, Linda; And Others – Journal of Family Issues, 1987
Women and men medical students' (N=192) intended commitments to profession and family were explored at three times during their training. Over time all students' intended hours in profession increased and hours in family decreased. Global-level measures suggested change in division of domestic labor among women and men, but specific-level measures…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Employed Women, Family Life, Family Role