Studied married couples' allocation of tasks within the household and found that role specialization existed in accordance with traditional sex role norms. Found that wives' self-esteem was not significant, but that the number of hours they were employed, their sex role orientation, and the attitudes of their significant others were significantly…

The question is no longer whether a woman should work, but whether there must be a change in the way people perceive the woman's role in the world of work. The author discusses the various facets of this problem in order to predict how the necessary changes will be achieved. (Author)