Role overload' makes women tired at work Final Edition

Professional and managerial women report less fatigue because they believe they are more in charge of their lives, [Elizabeth Goldsmith] said. "They have more control over their time than do secretaries and clerical workers. They reported less fatigue because they felt they were making choices,...

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Published inEdmonton journal
Main Author CAROL KLEIMAN Chicago Tribune
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edmonton, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 15.10.1989
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Polls & surveys
Chicago
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ISSN0839-296X

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Summary:Professional and managerial women report less fatigue because they believe they are more in charge of their lives, [Elizabeth Goldsmith] said. "They have more control over their time than do secretaries and clerical workers. They reported less fatigue because they felt they were making choices, rather than having someone randomly throwing work at them to do." While doing her research, Goldsmith reports, she became so identified with the subject of being tired that "I became known as the Dear Abby of fatigue." Though she knows how important it is to have a sense of humor to combat stress, Goldsmith also emphasizes that fatigue is no laughing matter, especially to women who are "trying to manage both work and family areas of their lives and the spillover in between.
ISSN:0839-296X