The Decision to Have Children

Women Faculty in Social Work

Bibliographic Data

ID12142140
AuthorsMary Beth Montgomery (corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume4
Issue2
Pages73-84
Publication date1989-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAffilia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0886-1099 • E-ISSN: 1552-3020
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/088610998900400206
OpenAlexW1979106761
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This article reports on a study of 51 women faculty members of schools of social work in California that explored the influence of the conditions and demands of their jobs on their decisions to have children. It was found that a higher proportion of the younger faculty women chose to remain childless than did the older faculty women or women in the general population. The key factors in their decisions were the requirements for obtaining tenure and promotion. The younger faculty women with children also considered these factors to be important in determining the size of their families and for the advancement of their careers

Medical education · Political science · Population · Promotion (chess · Sociology · Work (physics · Demography · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Social Work

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