Sex Differences in Absence from Work: A Reinterpretation.

Englander-Golden, Paula; Barton, Glenn

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ERIC Number: EJ302557

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Publication Date: 1983

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Sex Differences in Absence from Work: A Reinterpretation.

Englander-Golden, Paula; Barton, Glenn

Psychology of Women Quarterly, v8 n2 p185-88 Win 1983

Investigated sex differences in absence from work for parents (N=83) and nonparents (N=85). Personnel records showed working mothers took significantly more sick leave than fathers. Results indicated child care, rather than personal illness, is the major variable that mediates sex differences in absence from work. (JAC)

Descriptors: Child Rearing, Diseases, Employed Parents, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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