WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT AND STRUCTURES OF FAMILIAL AUTHORITY AMONG FAMILIES OF OFFSHORE OILWORKERS

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DeAnn K. Gauthier
Craig J. Forsyth
William B. Bankston

Abstract

Research on the links between work and the family has suggested the two affect one another, though for many years the prevailing assumption was that they do not (Kanter 1977). One area of this research has addressed
the effects of women's employment on the distribution of power in marriage. A recurrent theme has been that women's employment increases power in families relative to males. This research further explores the effects of
women's employment on structures of decision-making authority in families. The findings lead us to condude that employment of women may provide resources and higher levels of prestige which in tum affect the structure of
power in the family.

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