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| Tekijä: | Blackwell, L. Glover, J. |
| Otsikko: | Women's scientific employment and family formation: a longitudinal perspective |
| Lehti: | Gender, Work and Organization
2008 : NOV, VOL. 15:6, p. 579-599 |
| Asiasana: | employment family planning science scientists women women workers |
| Vapaa asiasana: | fertility rates |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Using linked Census records from the Longitudinal study 1971-1991, this paper examines the retention of women researchers in science-based work in England and Wales. Women with degrees in health-related fields are compared to women holding science, engineering and technology degrees, and it is found that the latter group's retention rates are significantly lower. Only two-fifths of women in science, engineering and technology had children, whereas four-fifths of women in health-related fields were mothers. The findings also indicate that women in science-based employment have children later than other graduates, and also a larger proportion of them than women in health-related fields never have children at all. The article calls for more attention to retention and also points out the need for institutionally based theories to explain these retention rates. |
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