TY  - JOUR
AB  - Uses data from a questionnaire given to 66 mothers of young
children (a cross‐section) to examine the relation between women’s
expectations and actual experience as they enter the job market in
increasing numbers and the idea of equal opportunities. The majority of
women undertook a greater share of childcare than their partner
irrespective of whether they worked and a majority wanted more
responsibility. Suggests that the rhetoric of equal opportunities may
actually worsen the situation for women, who because of deepseated
attitudes about their mothering role, strive to fulfil a dual role
– and give a lower priority and less time to work than is expected
of them.
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
SN  - 0048-3486
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000000808
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000808
AU  - Newell Sue
PY  - 1992
Y1  - 1992/01/01
TI  - The Myth and Destructiveness of Equal Opportunities: The Continued Dominance of the Mothering Role
T2  - Personnel Review
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 37
EP  - 47
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -