The Career Ladder and the Baby Cradle: College Seniors, Gender, and Work-Family Issues Open Access
Garner, Betsie (2011)
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Abstract
Abstract
The Career Ladder and the Baby Cradle: College Seniors, Gender, and
Work-Family Issues
By Betsie Garner
In 1979 Gloria Steinem reflected on her interactions with college
students: "I've yet to be on a
campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect of
combining marriage,
children, and a career. I've yet to find one where many men were
worrying about the same
thing" (Steinem 1979, 232). In an effort to measure the degree to
which today's college students
resemble those Steinem observed, I explore the future work and
family plans of current college
seniors and their attitudes toward gender and work-family balance.
I conducted 20 in-depth
interviews with students on issues regarding career aspirations,
family plans, and work-family
conflict. This paper presents major themes and concepts related to
gender difference among
college men and women. I discuss the study's implications and
thereby extend theories on the
gendered nature of work and family by offering evidence of gendered
attitudes toward
negotiating work and family conflicts at the college stage before
individuals have even begun
working or forming families.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Research
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Theoretical
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Empirical
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Hypotheses…………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Methods…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Findings…………………………………………………………………………………………………
20
Implications and
Discussion………………………………………………………………….
66
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………………
70
Appendices……………………………………………………………………………………………
75
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