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| | The theory is founded on the expansion of women into employment out of the traditional domestic sphere, which occurred because of the following 5 main societal shifts<ref>Hakim, Catherine (2000). Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press.</ref>: | | The theory is founded on the expansion of women into employment out of the traditional domestic sphere, which occurred because of the following 5 main societal shifts<ref>Hakim, Catherine (2000). Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press.</ref>: |
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| − | 1. The contraceptive revolution gives women reliable control over their own fertility for the first time in history. | + | 1. The contraceptive revolution gives women reliable control over their own fertility for the first time in history.<br> |
| − | 2. The equal opportunities revolution gives women genuine access to all positions and occupations for the first time in history | + | 2. The equal opportunities revolution gives women genuine access to all positions and occupations for the first time in history<br> |
| − | 3. The expansion of white-collar occupations, which are more attractive to women. | + | 3. The expansion of white-collar occupations, which are more attractive to women.<br> |
| − | 4. The creation of jobs for secondary earners, such as part-time jobs, working at home, teleworking, and annual hours contracts. | + | 4. The creation of jobs for secondary earners, such as part-time jobs, working at home, teleworking, and annual hours contracts.<br> |
| − | 5. The increasing importance of attitudes and values in affluent modern societies, which gives everyone the freedom to choose their lifestyle. | + | 5. The increasing importance of attitudes and values in affluent modern societies, which gives everyone the freedom to choose their <br>lifestyle. |
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| | Whereas men are constrained by a work role, women are able to ''choose'' or ''prefer'' either a work role, a home role, or a combination of the two. Hakim divides women into three categories: | | Whereas men are constrained by a work role, women are able to ''choose'' or ''prefer'' either a work role, a home role, or a combination of the two. Hakim divides women into three categories: |
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| | To be written. | | To be written. |
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| | + | ==References== |
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