PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Parental Leave, Role Theory, Gender Role
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Women"s family and employment roles: perceptions and attitudes. Although the traditional view of the male provider-female homemaker was once seen as the expected and desirable family type, most adults today do not perceive it as ideal. Mothers who are employed full time are judged more harshly than non-mothers who are employed full time viewed as less nurturing and less professionally competent. Mother are judged as less likely to be hired than are non-mothers with the same credentials; fathers are judged to be as hireable as non-fathers. One factor that affects attitudes toward women"s multiple role is age: 25% of young adults think it is a bad timing for mothers to work outside the home compared to 40% of older adults. Gender also influences attitudes: in a survey, women are less likely than men to agree that married women should be full time home-makers, majority of college students say that balancing is a priority for them.
