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‘I Mean, You Want to be There for Them’: Young Australian Professionals Negotiating Careers in a Gendered World

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  • Rosslyn Reed

    (University of Technology, Sydney)

  • Margaret Allen

    (University of Adelaide)

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Popular opinion suggests young Australians are no longer interested in families and/or careers. This longitudinal study of Australian university graduates reports early findings about career orientations, associated long working hours and the work/family nexus. Most participants seem to be what Hakim (2000) regards as ‘adaptive’ in terms of work and family preferences. It appears more that they are pursuing fulfilling careers while negotiating new and traditional expectations of gender and family. Most seek equalitarian partnerships of shared care-giving and meaningful careers for both partners, with children typically part of their life goals.

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  • Rosslyn Reed & Margaret Allen, 2003. "‘I Mean, You Want to be There for Them’: Young Australian Professionals Negotiating Careers in a Gendered World," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 6(4), pages 519-536, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ozl:journl:v:6:y:2003:i:4:p:519-536
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    1. Gillian Marks & Diane M. Houston, 2002. "Attitudes Towards Work and Motherhood Held by Working and Non-working Mothers," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 16(3), pages 523-536, September.
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    1. Margaret Nowak & Marita Naude & Gail Thomas, 2012. "Sustaining Career through Maternity Leave," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 15(3), pages 201-216.

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    Keywords

    Time Allocation; Human Capital; Economics of Gender;
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    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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