The Experience and Meaning of Work in Women's Lives

Contents: N.L. Chester, H.Y. Grossman, Introduction: Learning About Women and Their Work Through Their Own Accounts. H.Y. Grossman, A.J. Stewart, Women's Experience of Power Over Others: Case Studies of Psychotherapists and Professors. V.E. O'Leary, J. Ickovics, Women Supporting Women: Secretaries and Their Bosses. H.Y. Grossman, The Pregnant Therapist: Professional and Personal Worlds Intertwine. N.L.Chester, Achievement Motivation and Employment Decisions: Portraits of Women With Young Children. J.B. James, Women's Employment Patterns and Midlife Well-Being. F.J. Crosby, Divorce and Work Life Among Women Managers. J. Richter, Crossing Boundaries Between Professional and Private Life. C.T. Gilkes, "Liberated to Work Like Dogs!": Labeling Black Women and Their Work. D. T. Schuster, Work, Relationships, and Balance in the Lives of Gifted Women. C. Tomlinson-Keasey, The Working Lives of Terman's Gifted Women. J.R. Schroedel, Blue-Collar Women: Paying the Price at Home on the Job. A.J. Stewart, Discovering the Meanings of Work.