Comparing Three South African Student Cohorts on Their Attitudes to the Rights of Working Women

Autor/in	Patel, Cynthia Joan
Titel	Comparing Three South African Student Cohorts on Their Attitudes to the Rights of Working Women
Quelle	In: Gender and Education, 28 (2016) 1, S.55-71 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0954-0253
DOI	10.1080/09540253.2015.1096918
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Civil Rights; Females; Sex Fairness; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Psychology; Feminism; Questionnaires; Employment; Gender Differences; Marriage; Parents; Family Work Relationship; Attitude Change; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexualaufklärung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Psychologie; Feminismus; Fragebogen; Dienstverhältnis; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ehe; Eltern; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This study compares three cohorts (1998-1999, 2005-2006 and 2010) of undergraduate psychology students at a South African university on the level of support for working women (women in paid employment) on various issues considered to be feminist. Cohort 1 (n?=?244), cohort 2 (n?=?311) and cohort 3 (n?=?266) completed an adapted version of a questionnaire used by the Research Group on Women and Work (Kitch, S. L. 1994. "'We're All in this Alone': Career Women's Attitudes Toward Feminism." In "Women and Careers: Issues and Challenges", edited by C. W. Konek and S. L. Kitch. London: Sage). The expected liberalisation of attitudes over the cohorts was evident for the females but not for the males: the second male cohort had more conservative attitudes than the first and third male cohorts. While there appeared to be strong overall support for gender equality in work and educational fields, there were equally solid endorsements of the importance of marriage and motherhood for working women. Across the cohorts there were somewhat moderate attitudes on the need for structural change in the family and at work. The implications of the findings are considered. (As Provided).
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