Mother's Work History in the Construction of Adult Daughter's Worker-Mother Discursive Strategies

The Female Breadwinner: Phenomenological Experience and Gendered Identity in Work/Family Spaces

“…First, participants expressed the independence they experienced and desired as tied to their perceptions and interpretations of the families and particularly the women around whom they grew up. Typically, they mentioned how they had been encouraged or found motivation to be independent and self-supporting from a young age, supporting other studies that have found that families of origin and particularly mothers have a large influence on women's work and family identity constructions (Golden 2001;Johnston et al 2008;Medved et al 2006). Many of them had seen negative consequences of women not having a sense of and the financial means to maintain their independence, and at least one participant had recently read Bennetts' (2007) book on the dangers of women lacking financial independence.…”

Experiences of occupational therapists returning to work after maternity leave

“…Alstveit et al (2011), Gould and Fontenla (2006) and Johnston et al (2008) found that if women were not treated as a valued worker and team member, they were less motivated to work, and more likely to have difficulty reconciling their roles of being a mother and a worker. Alstveit et al (2011), Gould and Fontenla (2006) and Johnston et al (2008) found that if women were not treated as a valued worker and team member, they were less motivated to work, and more likely to have difficulty reconciling their roles of being a mother and a worker.…”

“…In addition, women who return-to-work in a part-time capacity following childbirth have been criticised for lacking commitment to their work and being less dedicated than their full-time colleagues (Davey et al;Gould & Fontenla, 2006). This may be further complicated by women reporting that they felt invisible in the work place and, hence, not a valued worker and team player (Alstveit et al, 2011;Gould & Fontenla, 2006;Johnston & Swanson, 2006;Johnston et al, 2008). This may be further complicated by women reporting that they felt invisible in the work place and, hence, not a valued worker and team player (Alstveit et al, 2011;Gould & Fontenla, 2006;Johnston & Swanson, 2006;Johnston et al, 2008).…”

Cognitive Acrobatics in the Construction of Worker–mother Identity

“…The family exerts a life-long influence on the "range of possible selves available to an individual" (p. 245), and Golden (2001) found that worker-parent identity construction was best predicted by family of origin. Johnston et al (2007) extend Golden's research on family of origin by analyzing the impact of mothers' employment decision on adult daughters' worker identity construction. Although half of the adult daughters modeled their own mothers' work decision and about half rejected their own mothers' employment identity, all talked about the powerful influence of their own mothers on the construction of their worker identity (Johnston et al 2007).…”

“…Johnston et al (2007) extend Golden's research on family of origin by analyzing the impact of mothers' employment decision on adult daughters' worker identity construction. Although half of the adult daughters modeled their own mothers' work decision and about half rejected their own mothers' employment identity, all talked about the powerful influence of their own mothers on the construction of their worker identity (Johnston et al 2007).…”