NEW STUDY SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AND SURPRISING CHANGES AMONG MEN AND WOMEN AT WORK AND AT HOME
(Via Families and Work Institute)
NEW STUDY SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AND SURPRISING CHANGES AMONG MEN AND WOMEN AT WORK AND AT HOME
First report from 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce traces the trends in men’s and women’s attitudes and actions over the past three decades
New York, NY, March 26, 2009 – For the first time, young women want just as much to advance to jobs with more responsibility as young men. Moreover, being a mother does not significantly change young women’s career ambitions.
These changes in attitudes reflect women’s evolving roles in the workplace. The share of dual-earner family income contributed by women has risen to 44% and 26% of women now earn 10% or more than their husbands. At the same time, men have increased the amount of time they spend with young children and are experiencing more work-family conflict than women. These are among the findings of a newly released report entitled “Times Are Changing: Gender and Generation at Work and At Home,” which examines the evolution of work-related gender roles over the past three decades.
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