大卒・短大卒女性の仕事に関する価値観

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Work values among women college graduates (N=399) in their sixth to eighth year after college graduation were investigated. Approximately 70% of the study sample were found to be currently employed outside the home. Many working women were single without children, while married women with children did not have jobs outside the home. Although employment, marital status, and parental status were predicted to relate to women's work values, only marital status turned out to be significant. Married women placed a higher value on gender equality and family concerns than did single women. The relationship between individual job turnover and work values was also explored ; women who changed jobs were found to place more importance on intellectual stimulation than those who did not. In the analysis of future work plans, it was found that those who planned to pursue their jobs for a long period or to reenter the work force showed work value patterns significantly different from those of their counterparts.