Elite Careers and Family Commitment
It’s (Still) about Gender
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9758416 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott Coltrane (University of California, Riverside, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 596 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 214-220 |
| Publication date | 2004-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716204268776 |
| OpenAlex | W2025427642 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 60 |
| References cited | 18 |
Men and women are increasingly likely to pursue careers in elite professions, but gendered expectations about homemaking and breadwinning continue to shape opportunities for professional advancement and individual decisions to marry, have children, regulate employment hours, or use “family-friendly” programs. This article describes how the Victorian ideology of separate spheres and other gendered beliefs and practices have spawned a modern-day “career advancement double standard” in which professional women who marry or have children are considered less serious about their careers, whereas professional men who marry or become fathers are considered more likely candidates for promotion. Trends in the general population toward more gender equality in labor force attachment and family labor sharing are compared to slower changes among elite professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and bankers
Elite · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Population · Promotion (chess · Separate spheres · Sociology · Demography · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 60 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 60 |