The Factors that Influence Working Women’s Strategies and Family Welfare (Case Career Women in Makassar).

Abstract

The main purpose of this research was to know the factors that influence working women’s strategies and family welfare. The respondents were working women, have a position in a compony or institute, and have a family, consist of husband and a child or children. The study design used was a cross sectional study. The sample of this study are 30 working women in Makassar in May until June 2010. The results showed that most of respondents balanced between work and family activities. Results showed that the community and extended families surrounded respondents supported them very well through providing social supports. Working women’s strategy had significant influenced on the total of respondent’s income, respondent’s education, the numbers of children, and numbers of children under five. The family welfare had significant influenced on respondent’s education, the total of respondent’s income, interaction among husband and wife, and gender role in family.