We follow female college graduates in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and compare the trajectories of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related ...occupations to other professional occupations. Results show that women in STEM occupations are significantly more likely to leave their occupational field than professional women, especially early in their career, while few women in either group leave jobs to exit the labor force. Family factors cannot account for the differential loss of STEM workers compared to other professional workers. Few differences in job characteristics emerge either, so these cannot account for the disproportionate loss of STEM workers. What does emerge is that investments and job rewards that generally stimulate field commitment, such as advanced training and high job satisfaction, fail to build commitment among women in STEM.
Este artículo aborda el trabajo comunitario que realizan las mujeres de sectores populares, en el marco de la implementación de las políticas sociales. El caso de estudio es la red de trabajadoras ...vecinales que sostiene el Plan Más Vida en la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina). Se problematiza el modo en que, desde el Estado, se ha pensado y actuado respecto del trabajo de estas mujeres, en conexión con las racionalidades políticas neoliberales. Asimismo, se indaga en las percepciones construidas por las trabajadoras acerca de la naturaleza de su trabajo no remunerado. En los últimos años se registran escasos cambios en los aspectos analizados, aunque en el plano discursivo hay indicios de una mayor valoración del cuidado por parte del Estado.
With growing interest in the lives of individuals and communities during the COVID‐19 pandemic, there is consensus among scholars, academicians, and policy makers that the pandemic has had unequal ...impacts on different sections of the society. The dominant idea that “we are in this together” needs to be critically unpacked to understand the differential impact of the same pandemic on people with varied vulnerabilities. The concept of “intersectional vulnerability” has been key to understanding the unequal distribution of the pandemic risk. Using a gendered intersectional lens, this paper aims to understand the lived experiences of migrant women workers during the pandemic and their narratives of gendered inequality. Through a narrative study in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), India, from May to October 2020, this study brings out stories of precarity faced by five migrant women while battling the social, psychological, and economic effects of the pandemic. Loss of livelihood, home, savings, and prospects of a better future shape the narratives of these women. The pandemic exacerbated the already precarious positions of these women by creating a situation where—(a) patriarchal structures were further reinforced, and (b) losing gender solidarity and companionship through lockdown and social distancing.
A survey of 258 entrepreneurs examined how positive facets of their family experiences, family–to–business enrichment, and support, nurture their satisfaction with work–family balance. Satisfaction ...with work–family balance was nurtured by instrumental family–to–business enrichment to the advantage of women as a group and by instrumental support from the family at home to the advantage of men as a group. Overall, results supported feminist theories that depict entrepreneurship as a gendered process. Female entrepreneurs tend to nurture satisfaction with work–family balance by creating work–family synergies, whereas male entrepreneurs tend to nurture satisfaction with work–family balance by obtaining family support at home.
Multinational Maids offers an in-depth investigation into the international migrations of Filipino and Indonesian migrant domestic workers. The author taps on her rigorous study of more than 1,200 ...subjects' migration trajectories to reveal how these migrants work in a series of overseas countries to improve their lives and, in some cases, seek permanent residence in another country. Challenging the portrayal of Asian migrant domestic workers as victims of globalization, Multinational Maids reveals migrants' agency and strategic thinking under conditions of constraint. At the market level, the establishment of guestworker programmes for migrant domestic workers in multiple countries has created a global labour market. A transnational diaspora shapes migrants' evolving destination imaginaries, while manpower recruitment and placement agencies create transnational mobility structures. In addition, differing destination hierarchies and degrees of access to resources lead to the adoption of divergent stepwise trajectories. Written in an accessible manner, Multinational Maids appeals to migration scholars, policymakers, activists and students.
This study investigates the impact of work-life conflict on work stress among Minangkabau women in diverse organizational settings. Data from 179 respondents were collected through purposive sampling ...using a survey approach. The research instrument incorporated variables such as perceived social support, work-life conflict, religiosity, and work stress. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were employed for data analysis. Results indicate a significant influence of work-life conflict and religiosity on work stress levels, underscoring its pivotal role in shaping employees' psychological well-being. However, hypotheses concerning perceived social support (PSS) were not supported, revealing the intricacy of these relationships. Hypothesis testing demonstrated a notable relationship between work-life conflict and work stress, while perceived social support exhibited no significant impact. The discussion highlights the imperative of managing work-life conflict for stress reduction. The complex interplay among religiosity, perceived social support, and stress levels, moderated by contextual factors, was acknowledged. Recommendations include further research on religiosity and stress, exploring factors influencing PSS, and an in-depth analysis of social support dynamics. In conclusion, this study enhances our comprehension of nuanced relationships impacting work stress, providing insights for future interventions and managerial strategies to foster a supportive work environment.
Women on boards and firm performance Lückerath-Rovers, Mijntje
Journal of management and governance,
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This study investigates the financial performance of Dutch companies both with and without women on their boards. The analysis extends earlier methods used in research by Catalyst (The bottom line: ...corporate performance and women’s representation on boards,
2007
) and McKinsey (Women matter. Gender diversity, a corporate performance driver. McKinsey & Company, USA,
2007
), two studies that are often cited in the literature, although, each has a number of methodological shortcomings. This article adds to the international debate, which is often normative, through examining 99 listed companies in the Dutch Female Board Index. Our results show that firms with women directors perform better than those without women on their boards.
Mothers' employment and earnings partly depend on social policies and cultural norms supporting women's paid and unpaid work. Previous research suggests that work-family policies are deeply shaped by ...their cultural context. We examine country variation in the associations between motherhood and earnings, in cultural attitudes surrounding women's employment, and in childcare and parental leave policies. We model how cultural attitudes moderate the impact of policies on women's earnings across countries. Parental leaves and public childcare are associated with higher earnings for mothers when cultural support for maternal employment is high, but have less positive or even negative relationships with earnings where cultural attitudes support the male breadwinner/female caregiver model. Adapted from the source document.
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