Work and Family Issues: Their Impact on Women's Career Development

Abstract

The author explores the challenges of managing work and family and suggests responses that employers can make to ease the tension.

Role Overload, Job Satisfaction, Leisure Satisfaction, and Psychological Health Among Employed Women

“…Perhaps one of the most critical factors affecting the relationship between work, leisure, and psychological health for women involves the impact of multiple roles. Compared with employed men, employed women continue to bear far greater responsibility for household tasks (Wentling, 1998) and caregiving responsibilities (Riemenschnieder & Harper, 1990), even among professionals such as academic faculty (Lease, 1999). Citing numerous reports from the professional literature, McBride (1990) concluded that the competing demands of multiple roles could lead to role overload and subsequent strain.…”

Kadınlarda Olası Kariyer Sonlandırma Nedenlerini Belirlemeye Yönelik Bir Ölçek Geliştirme Çalışması

“…Ayrıca en çok kazanan 500 kişinin açıklandığı Fortune listesinde ise sadece 61 kadın yer almaktadır. Aynı verilerde ABD'de 5-6 yaşlarında ço-cuğu olan evli kadınların %76'sının, 6 yaşın-dan küçük çocuğu olan kadınların ise %64'ün çalıştığı bulgulanmıştır (Bierema, 1998;Wentling, 1998). ABD.…”

“…'de kadının çocuk ve ev işlerini, erkeğin ise para kazanma ve geçim sorumluluklarını yüklen-diği geleneksel aile tipi sadece %10 düzeyindedir. Buna karşın hala kadının kazancı ekstra gelir veya aile ekonomisine ek destek olarak algılanmaktadır (Wentling, 1998).…”

International Handbook of Career Guidance

“…According to a more recent report by Statistics Canada (2006), the number of dual-working families has doubled since 1967. Similarly, women were expected to represent about 48% of the workforce by 2005 in the United States (Wentling, 1998). While assuming the role of a worker in their vocational life, women still take on primary responsibility for household chores and play the role of primary caregiver at home (Johnson et al, 2001).…”