Women and Work
An Attitudinal Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell D Lansbury (corresponding author), Russell Lansbury |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 112-119 |
| Publication date | 1977-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1977.tb00593.x |
| OpenAlex | W2259796885 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
While much has been written about the increasing rate of female participation in the workforce, Australian research has seldom explored the motivation of women to remain at work after marriage or return to the workplace after their responsibilities have declined. The results of a survey of 150 women in an outer Melbourne suburb highlight the complex nature of women's attitudes towards work, which vary with employment status, occupational background and age. Although only the latter was found to be statistically significant, the former were also shown to be influential. Furthermore, while economic necessity emerged as the dominant factor in motivating women to work, the need for social contact and the nature of the job itself were also of importance
Demographic economics · Economics · Political science · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Sociology · Work (physics · Workforce · Engineering · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |