IS THERE A TIME FOR EVERYTHING - ATTITUDES RELATED TO WOMENS SEQUENCING OF CAREER AND FAMILY

Within the next 10 years, approximately half of all women will be working outside the home. As more women enter the work force and the number of dual career couples increases, counselors will need to help women explore how work and family issues influence career choices. Little research, however, has examined attitudes related to the sequencing of career and family events. In this current research, results from a survey of 203 individuals were analyzed. It was found that gender, attitudes regarding women's timing of career and children, and women's ability to balance work and family demands were significantly related. Surprisingly, although there was no significant relationship between gender and attitudes toward the timing of marriage and career establishment, there was a relationship between these attitudes and race.