Government policies, industry/economics, social trends, and educational opportunities in 'women's decisions to work outside versus inside the home.

Full Abstract

Research on the career decision processes of women has focused primarily on internal considerations such as mathematical ability, intelligence, and self-esteem; however, the external environment also has an influence on these processes. To date, the environmental factors have primarily been researched separately, if at all. They include government policies, industry/economics, social trends/expected sex roles, and educational opportunities. This pilot study investigated these four external factors simultaneously. In addition, a survey of literature on career decision indicated such research to be based on a limited pool of highly educated, management/professional women. This study also uses a wider group including housewives, blue collar, and pink collar women.

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Author/s: Bosco, Susan M (SM);

Affiliation: Gabelli School of Business, Roger Williams University, 1 Old Ferry Rd., Bristol, RI 02809, USA. . sbosco@rwu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 91 (issue 3 Pt 2) : pp 1105-6

Dates: Created 2003/02/14; Completed 2003/04/07; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12585520, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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