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Title: Trends in Work-Family Context Among U.S. Women by Education Level, 1976 to 2011
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2014
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Abstract: This study compares trends in workfamily context by education level from 1976 to 2011 among U.S. women. The major aim is to assess whether differences in workfamily context by education level widened, narrowed, or persisted. We used data from the 19762011 March Current Population Surveys on women aged 2564 (n = 1,597,914). We compare trends in four workfamily forms by education level within three race/ethnic groups. The workfamily forms reflect combinations of marital and employment status among women with children at home. Trends in the four workfamily forms exhibited substantial heterogeneity by education and race/ethnicity. Educational differences in the workfamily forms widened mainly among white women. Compared with more-educated peers, white women without a high school credential became increasingly less likely to be married, to be employed, to have children at home, and to combine these roles. In contrast, educational differences in the workfamily forms generally narrowed among black women and were directionally mixed among Hispanic women. Only one formunmarried and employed with children at homebecame more strongly linked to a womans education level within all three race/ethnic groups. This form carries an elevated risk of workfamily conflict and its prevalence increased moderately during the 35-year period. Taken together, the trends underscore recent calls to elevate workfamily policy on the national agenda.
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Authors: Karas Montez, Jennifer; Berkman, Lisa F.; Sabbath, Erika; Glymour, M.Maria
Periodical (Full): Population Research and Policy Review
Issue: 5
Volume: 33
Pages: 629-648
Data Collections: IPUMS CPS, IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS
Topics: Education, Family and Marriage, Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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