brief examines the differential impact of the transition for men and women. For women, the shift from defined benefit to 401 …(k) plans is a “good news/ bad news” story. When women are employed and accruing retirement income benefits, the news is … good. 401(k) plans are better for short-tenured workers, and women are more likely than men to have short tenures …

poor people, particularly women. In the CBFM-2 project they found it was possible to involve women in fisheries activities …

some issues of women and the organisation man/corporate culture thesis. Unlike many studies (e.g. Fletcher et al, 1993 …), there is a need to make a distinction between women and men concerning their perceptions and roles. A need to clarify the … notion of corporate culture has changed to one where both men and women are implicated in the project at a full, emotional …

been to document the lives and 'voices' of women who have a bleeding disorder, their experiences with the medical community …, and the course of their diagnosis and treatment. The women in this study were predominantly Caucasian (92%), were … currently married (66.7%), had (68.9%), and of those women who had children, the majority of their children (67.9%), both boys …

Research indicates that the number of women using drugs, including alcohol, is increasing nationally, particularly … among women of childbearing age. Nevertheless it is still largely men who contact drug or alcohol agencies for help, while … women with children are particularly reluctant to access services and tend to remain a hidden population. Thus learning more …

Abused women are a very sensitive group with whom to conduct research. As such, researchers need to be aware of this … on the experience of conducting research with abused women documents the issue of researcher's anxiety which was a …

Women in mid and later life report particularly poor quality sleep. This article suggests a sociologically …-informed quantitative approach to teasing out the impact of women\'s roles and relationships on their sleep, while also taking into account … women\'s socio-economic characteristics and health status. This was accomplished through analysis of the UK Women\'s Sleep …

research are discussed. An analysis of three women\'s accounts of their experiences across work and family life is then used to … illustrate that although these women all used terms such as \'flexibility\' and \'juggling\' in describing their work, the … experience of that work was crucially influenced by their histories and current positioning. Tracing each of these women …