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FAMILY EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND GENDER ROLE ATTITUDES

A Comparison of Women and Men College Graduates

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

BRUCE O. WARREN

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Data from 590 college graduates are used to assess the relationship between family employment status and gender role attitudes for a predominately European American sample. The women in this study are employed full time, part time, or are full-time homemakers, and all report being married to men employed full time. The men in the study are all employed full time and report having wives who are employed full time, part time, or are full-time homemakers. Controlling for the effects of selected background factors, full-time employed women are the most supportive of nontraditional family gender roles, followed by part-time employed women. The attitudes of homemakers are more similar to those of the men. Few significant differences exist when comparing the men with full-time employed wives, those with part-time employed wives, and men married to homemakers. The findings suggest an important link between work experiences, lifestyle choices, and gender role attitudes, particularly for women.

Gender & Society, Vol. 10, No. 3, 312-329 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/089124396010003007


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