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Urban Career Women and Stress in Southeast Asia

Abstract  

A theoretical and conceptual review of stressors facing urban career women in southeast Asian countries is presented within
a chronological age-bracket framework. Similarities and distinguishing differences from findings in the United States, Europe,
and Australia are discussed. Younger attractive women were more likely to encounter sexual harassment and be taken less seriously
at work. In the middle years, family demands with young children pose more of a distraction for the women. Southeast Asian
career women have an edge compared to their Western counterparts in better access to support for household duties and child-minding
from live-in maids and parents. However, they are expected to care for elderly parents and be responsible for efficient home
management. In higher management appointments, they face similar stressors in critical perceptions of their authority and
leadership by both men and women subordinates. Management initiatives to inculcate attitude change and transparency in addressing
convoluted and irrelevant gender-role expectations can yield substantial organizational benefits.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • DOI 10.1007/s10804-010-9115-6
  • Authors
    • Elizabeth Nair, Work and Health Psychologists (WHP), 39B Jalan Pemimpin, #08-00, Singapore, 577184 Singapore
    • Journal Journal of Adult Development
    • Online ISSN 1573-3440
    • Print ISSN 1068-0667
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 12/25/2010 | Link to this post on IFP |
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