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Peer reviewedNickols, Sharon Y.; Wanzer, Lydia – Journal of Home Economics, 1983
The quest for economic security for older women calls for a balance between government standards and public programs. Four components of an action agenda to improve the quality of life for older women are education, legislation, litigation, and negotiation. (SK)
Descriptors: Economic Status, Females, Homemakers, Labor Legislation
Peer reviewedAbdel-Ghany, Mohamed; Nickols, Sharon Y. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1983
Inspite of the tremendous increase in the burden of market work faced by married American women in the last decade, the differential in household work time between husbands and wives still persists. The results of this study assert that the differences in socioeconomic characteristics between husbands and wives explain only part of that…
Descriptors: Dual Career Family, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Family Life
