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Author: Erickson, Julia A.
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1. Erickson, Julia A.
An Analysis of the Journey to Work for Women
Social Problems 24 (April 1977): 428-435.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/800136
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: University of California Press
Keyword(s): Child Care; Commuting/Type, Time, Method; Family Influences; Job Search; Transportation

The basic argument of this paper is that the journey to work has a different meaning for women than for men. Unlike men, women's home-role requirements are important predictors of the length of their journey to work. Data from the NLS of Mature Women aged thirty to forty-four are examined. The main findings are that women with demanding home roles have shorter journeys to work, and that although black women have longer journeys to work than white women, this is a function of residence and not of differences in the relationship of the home role to the length of journey to work.
Bibliography Citation
Erickson, Julia A. "An Analysis of the Journey to Work for Women." Social Problems 24 (April 1977): 428-435.
2. Erickson, Julia A.
The Dilemma of Education: Home and Work Roles for Women
Presented: Chicago, IL, American Statistical Association Annual Meetings, 1977.
Also: http://researchconnections.org/ICPSR/biblio/series/00129/resources/9557?sortBy=1&publicationYear=1977&paging.startRow=1
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: American Statistical Association
Keyword(s): Children; Educational Attainment; Husbands, Income; Marriage; Mobility, Job; Work Attachment

This research analyzes the relationship between education, home role and work attachment on the basis of measuring women's work histories by work attachment. The findings show that education facilitates attachment to the labor force and, at the same time, increases the likelihood of a marital role that conflicts with work attachment.
Bibliography Citation
Erickson, Julia A. "The Dilemma of Education: Home and Work Roles for Women." Presented: Chicago, IL, American Statistical Association Annual Meetings, 1977.
3. Erickson, Julia A.
Work Attachment and Home Role Among a Cohort of American Women
Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1976.
Also: http://en.scientificcommons.org/2519277
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: ScientificCommons (beta)
Keyword(s): Children; Family Income; Marriage; Migration; Schooling; Work Attachment

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The marital and mothering demands of these roles (home role demands) of women were measured by marital status, family income, migration status, and age and number of children. The greater the demands, as measured by these variables, the lower the level of work attachment for women. It was also found that these patterns changed over time, in that if the home demands lessened, women increased their involvement in working and vice versa. These findings can be summarized in more detail as follows: (1) Marrying is associated with a movement out of work and divorce is associated with entry into work. (2) As family income (less respondent's) increases, women leave work and when family income declines, they move into work. (3) For most women migration is associated with a movement out of the labor force but for some young women it facilitates a movement into work. (4) As the youngest child ages, women increase their involvement in working. The arrival of a new baby has the opposite effect.
Bibliography Citation
Erickson, Julia A. Work Attachment and Home Role Among a Cohort of American Women. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1976..