Assessed organizational commitment, satisfaction, intention to leave, willingness to relocate, desire for promotion, timing of promotion, and career stage in female managers (N=204). Found women's experiences were more closely aligned with how old they were than with where they were in their career suggesting shifting career attitudes are function…

With the growing number of dual career families, research has focused on sex-roles and the relationship between career and family values. An assertion is made that the instrumental role (independence, self-reliance) has been associated with support of the family, while care of the home and family requires an expressive role (nurturance).This study…