Attitudes of Women Toward Work in Socialist and Capitalist Cities: A Comparative Study of Beijing, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Chan ◽  
C. K. Law ◽  
Rita Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Sex Discrimination ◽  
Role Expectations ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Multiple Role ◽  
The Family ◽  
Employed Women

Employed women are taking on multiple roles in the family and at work. The multiple role expectations are sources of stress and strain on working women. The attitude of working women toward their employment in socialist and capitalist societies may differ owing to the different ideological culture of the societies. This paper reports the results of a comparative study of 1,500 female respondents in the socialist cities of Beijing and Guangzhou as well as that of capitalist Hong Kong. Most respondents felt strongly about sex discrimination in the workplace. Respondents in China are more positive toward work, while respondents in Hong Kong place higher priority on the family.

Psychological Consequences of Multiple Social Roles

1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula R. Pietromonaco ◽  
Jean Manis ◽  
Katherine Frohardt-Lane
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Employed Women

This research relies on data from a survey conducted in 1981 to explore the potential negative and positive consequences of having multiple roles. The responses of 500 employed women to questions about self-esteem, satisfaction with careers, partners, and children, and perceptions of life stress and pleasure were examined. The number of roles held by respondents ranged from 1 to 5 (worker, partner, parent, volunteer, and student). The results indicated that higher self-esteem and greater job satisfaction were associated with holding more roles. However, neither marital nor parental satisfaction was consistently related to the number of roles held. Although the majority of working women reported their lives to be stressful, this finding was independent of the number of roles held, and women with more roles did not consistently report a greater number of stressful life domains. These findings suggest that, for employed women, having multiple roles may enhance psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Working women's roles in Slovenia: Conflict or enrichment?

Psihologija ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-299
Author(s):  
Eva Bostjancic
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Maternal Role ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Employed Women

In the past, men and women had different experiences in balancing their professional and family lives. This is why they see their roles differently today. Our scope of interest in this article is employed women in Slovenia. Working women's various roles today may lead to conflict or enrichment. This study seeks to determine the connection between their multiple roles, life orientation, and life satisfaction. This study was carried out through Internet questionnaires and it surveyed 1,298 working women. Their average age was 35.6 years. A total of 43% of participants at least had a college degree. The results show that working women are the least satisfied with their leisure time and the most satisfied with their maternal role. Women with higher career satisfaction report about higher life satisfaction. Women with multiple roles are more satisfied with their maternal role but less satisfied with their partners and leisure time. They are also more optimistic.

Legal recognition of same-sex partnerships: A comparative study of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-208
Author(s):  
Denise Tse-Shang Tang ◽  
Diana Khor ◽  
Yi-Chien Chen
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Legal Recognition ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Kin Relations ◽  
The Family ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Depth Interviews

Legal recognition of same-sex partnerships and marriages has been at the forefront of media attention in East Asian societies. For our comparative study, we carried out qualitative in-depth interviews with 31 gay men and lesbians to investigate the nuanced understanding of marriage, family and sexual citizenship within the context of debates on marriage equality across Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan. Expanding on the theoretical concepts in Chen’s ‘Asia as method’, Iwabuchi’s ‘inter-Asian referencing’ and Yue and Leung’s ‘queer Asia as method’, we aim to understand how the act of marriage is defined, conducted and rationalized amidst a web of social relations within each research locale. We argue that despite the variations in the structure and practice of kin relations, same-sex unions cannot be detached from the kinship institution in the three research sites. Our study points to a different perspective on same-sex marriage that goes beyond the binary of assimilation to/dismantling of the heterosexual marriage institution by attending to the structural and symbolic significance of the family and community.

scholarly journals Multiple Role of Women Workers In Institution of Social Security Employment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Roziana Ainul Hidayati ◽  
Siti Aisyah
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Dual Role ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Multiple Role ◽  
The World ◽  
Domestic Roles

Nowadays the existence of women in the world of work is increasing. The phenomenon of women to have a dual role can not be damned. The tendency of women to work raises problems. When working women are faced with the demands of work, while when they are at home women will be faced with domestic roles. In this case working mothers can have different performance. The purpose of this study is to analyze how the quality of the performance of women workers who have a dual role in the BPJS Employment Gresik office. The method used in this study is qualitative. Informants in this study are mothers who have multiple roles who have 9 children. Based on the results of research and discussion on the quality of performance of women workers who have multiple roles, the researchers came to the conclusion that women workers who have multiple roles still carry out their work well so as to achieve optimal performance

scholarly journals Job satisfaction, life orientation and perception of family role - Comparison between women employed in public sector and in economy

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Boštjančič
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Maternal Role ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
State Administration ◽  
Employed Women

Our scope of interest in this article is employed women in Slovenia working in public sector (state administration, education and healthcare) and in economy. Working women’s various roles today may lead to conflict or enrichment. This study seeks to determine the connection between their multiple roles, life orientation, and life satisfaction. The study was carried out through Internet questionnaires and surveyed 1,298 working women. Their average age was 35.6 years. A total of 43% of participants had at least college degree. The results show that working women are at least satisfied with their leisure time and most satisfied with their maternal role. The most satisfied women work in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and the least satisfied work in the state administration sector. Women with multiple roles are more satisfied with their maternal role but less satisfied with their partners and leisure time. They are also more optimistic.

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