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Reconsidering Parental and Marital Status as Influences on Women’s Work Experiences

Elcik, Jacqueline
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5628-5058
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1468335547

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2016, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Sociology.
As the number of individuals responsible for both work and family increases, the relationship between work and family continues to be a growing concern for both individuals and work organizations. Work institutions have attempted to introduce work-life programs as a way of establishing a more productive workforce and as a means of enabling workers to provide balance between work and family without fear of recourse. Research shows that childless workers are less likely to use work-life programs, even though they report difficulty managing work and life. Additionally, childless workers report feeling that their non-work responsibilities are not valued by the organization, that the workplace is unfair to workers without children, and that they are expected to spend more time at work, and while being compensated less compared to workers with children. Using the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce survey, I examine the experience of childless married and unmarried women compared to married and unmarried women with children, with regard to time at work, work-life related options and compensation. Few differences are found across the four parental/marital status groups. Childless women (married and unmarried) tend to have more time for self, and marital status appears to be important for inclusion in the work group. The key differentiating factor across nearly all experiences is the extent to which the supervisor is perceived to be fair. Recommendations for both future research and organizations’ responsibility for supervisors are given.
David Maume, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Steven Carlton-Ford, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Paula Dubeck, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
129 p.
Sociology
Childless; Single; Supervisor; Social Inclusion; Organizational Culture; Womens experiences

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  • Elcik, J. (2016). Reconsidering Parental and Marital Status as Influences on Women’s Work Experiences [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1468335547

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Elcik, Jacqueline. Reconsidering Parental and Marital Status as Influences on Women’s Work Experiences. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1468335547.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Elcik, Jacqueline. "Reconsidering Parental and Marital Status as Influences on Women’s Work Experiences." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1468335547

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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