Gender differences between professional and family conciliation

• Main Author: Pereira, Susana
• Publication Date: 2016
• Other Authors: Ribeiro, Célia, Pereira, Paulo
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Download full: https://doi.org/10.7559/gestaoedesenvolvimento.2016.283

There is a social composition, both work and the gender, and are concepts that in another context can take on other meanings. Work and family over the years have not only taken separate roles but also segregated by gender. In this article reference is made to gender perspectives in reconciling the professional domain and the family domain, emphasizing the role of women. Investigations in this area are not consensual as to the findings, because if some demonstrate that women experience more pressure and stress by participating in the two areas, familiar and professional, and thus perceive greater conflict than men, other studies indicate an absence of gender differences, whatever the direction. So we can consider that the conflict between work and family is not just a problem of male or female spheres, but also of the current structures of work and family that hinder the reconciliation of professional and family responsibilities for both genders.