Population Dispersal: What's in It for Career-Oriented Women?

Autor/inn/en	West, Donald A.; Price, Dorothy Z.
Titel	Population Dispersal: What's in It for Career-Oriented Women?
Quelle	(1976), (18 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Careers; Demography; Employed Women; Employment Level; Employment Opportunities; Employment Patterns; Employment Statistics; Females; Graduate Surveys; High School Graduates; Homemakers; Job Satisfaction; Occupational Surveys; Part Time Employment; Population Trends; Rural Areas; Salaries; State Surveys; Urban to Rural Migration; Wages; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Career; Karriere; Demografie; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Employment; Statistics; Arbeitsmarktstatistik; Beschäftigtenstatistik; Weibliches Geschlecht; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hausfrau; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Berufsanalyse; Part-time employment; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Bevölkerungsprognose; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Stadtflucht; Wage; Löhne
Abstract	A study examined the 1972-73 employment of 535 female 1965 and 1966 high school graduates in non-metropolitan Washington. Findings revealed that although there were fewer job opportunities in rural areas, there appeared to be little difference between women working full- or part-time, their level of earnings, or job satisfaction when geographic location was the intervening variable. Data for the study were collected through use of a mail survey. Results of the study indicate that although the more populous places have more employment available, the relative proportion of women working full or part-time, job satisfaction, and earnings was quite similar across all community sizes. Three-fifths of the sample were employed, and three-fourths of those were employed full-time. Less than half of those on farms or rural areas were employed as compared to two-thirds in large cities. Full-time homemaking appears to be an acceptable alternative for women in non-metropolitan areas, since women in this role experienced considerable job satisfaction. However, a comparison with a sample of older women is recommended before conclusions are drawn regarding full-time homemaking as a first choice for career-oriented women. (MEK)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC