TY - JOUR
AU - SLANEY, ROBERT B.
AB -  Nancy O. Read and Matthew R. Elliott are doctoral students in counseling psychology, Maria D. Escobar is a doctoral student in counselor education, and Robert B. Slaney is an associate professor of counseling psychology. All are located at The Pennsylvania State University. The authors express their appreciation to Judy Kauffman for her preparation of the manuscript. They would also like to express appreciation to Harold E. Cheatham, Rogers Elliott, Ann T. Greeley, and James T. Herbert for their comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript. THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY / SEPTEMBER 1988/ VOL. 37 ence or absence of children is one of the most important factors affecting a woman's decision to secure employment. Hall (1975) found the number and age of children that the women had was directly related to the amount of role conflict they experienced. Women without children may not experience the same conflicts. They have a greater opportunity to pursue a career (Benenson, 1984), and are less likely to face a "career time-out" (Robinson, Rotter, & Wilson, 1982). Houseknecht (1982), in her article on women who were voluntarily childless, suggested that these women were characterized by having decided to retain their current lifestyle. They 
TI - The Effects of Marital Status and Motherhood on the Career Concerns of Reentry Women
JF - The Career Development Quarterly
DO - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1988.tb00800.x
DA - 1988-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/the-effects-of-marital-status-and-motherhood-on-the-career-concerns-of-KB4B1MRPn3
SP - 46
VL - 37
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -