This qualitative study examines the work, family, and study experiences of Portuguese professional women in two different career stages: early career and mid-career. Using semi-structured interviews with a sample of 22 working mothers enrolled in a master's degree, this study explores their experiences of combining the roles of mother, worker and…

We explored the relationships between the experience of work-family conflict and levels of distress in the family and at work among a sample of 227 Israeli working mothers. We also examined how role set density (RSD, the number of roles they perform) and personal and environmental resources are related to the women's experience of distress.…

Despite considerable interest in the causes and consequences of work-family conflict, and the frequent suggestion in fertility research that difficulty in balancing work and family is one of the factors leading to low fertility rates in several developed countries, little research uses longitudinal data to examine whether women who report…

Conflict between home and work roles has been well documented. Although a variety of correlates of home-career conflict have been studied, the research literature presents a set of interrelationships which need further clarification. A study was conducted to test hypothesized relationships between home-career conflict and the variables of career…

Author endeavored to elucidate the hurdles, challenges, and rewards of being a woman surgeon. (Author/RK)

In examining the position of women in social work, several important issues are considered: the comparative status of male and female social workers, possible role conflicts experienced by married female workers, and the ramifications on the profession of the large number of female workers. (Author)

This investigation replicated a previous finding that women choose careers consistent with their own judgments of the model of femininity held by significant men in their lives. (Author)

Women always have been managers, personnel directors, long-range planners, and arbitrators in the domestic realm, but, as they assume positions of responsibility outside the home, these skills no longer can be taken for granted. The author offers suggestions to women for performing well in numerous roles. (Author/KC)

Analysis of data from 234 college seniors supported the social-role theory hypothesis. Those whose mothers had worked outside the home were less concerned about career-marriage conflict. Those who planned to delay having a family had fewer concerns about conflict. (Contains 55 references.) (SK)

Examined the influence of sex role on 70 professional women's career involvement after having children. Results showed women categorized as masculine were employed a greater proportion of time after having children. The more equalitarian the woman's marriage, the more likely she was to continue career participation after having children. (WAS)

Nearly all working mothers experience conflict over family and career commitments, reports the author. She presents eight strategies to change this situation. (Author/KC)

A sample of 187 professional women (41.5 percent of those surveyed) rated eight aspects of family strength, benefits of dual-career lifestyle, internal role conflict, and overall life satisfaction. Despite some stresses, the dual-career family has potential for developing a strong, satisfying family lifestyle. (SK)

Farm wives' preferences for use of time in household and farm tasks, their actual time in these tasks, and their external employment status were investigated. Most were satisfied with the amount of time they were spending on the tasks. (JOW)

Discusses the use of a system of sort cards that focus on the dilemmas of working women. The cards are used as a basis for therapy to help women focus on and come to terms with their ambivalences. (Author/ABB)