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The effects of children and employment status on the volunteer work of American women

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Rotolo, T; Wilson, J
Published in: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
January 1, 2007

Competing demands from work and family make it difficult for women to do volunteer work. An analysis of data from the Young Women's Cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey (1978-1991) shows that homemakers are more likely to volunteer than are full-time workers, followed by part-time workers. Mothers of school-age children are the most likely to volunteer, followed by childless women and mothers of young children. Mothers of school-age children are even more likely to volunteer if they are homemakers, and mothers of pre-school children are even less likely to volunteer if they work full-time. © 2007 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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0899-7640

Publication Date

January 1, 2007

Volume

36

Issue

3

Start / End Page

487 / 503

Related Subject Headings

  • Political Science & Public Administration
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 1607 Social Work
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1503 Business and Management
 

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Rotolo, T., & Wilson, J. (2007). The effects of children and employment status on the volunteer work of American women. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 36(3), 487–503. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764006296848
Rotolo, T., and J. Wilson. “The effects of children and employment status on the volunteer work of American women.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 36, no. 3 (January 1, 2007): 487–503. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764006296848.
Rotolo T, Wilson J. The effects of children and employment status on the volunteer work of American women. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 2007 Jan 1;36(3):487–503.
Rotolo, T., and J. Wilson. “The effects of children and employment status on the volunteer work of American women.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Jan. 2007, pp. 487–503. Scopus, doi:10.1177/0899764006296848.
Rotolo T, Wilson J. The effects of children and employment status on the volunteer work of American women. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 2007 Jan 1;36(3):487–503.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

DOI

ISSN

0899-7640

Publication Date

January 1, 2007

Volume

36

Issue

3

Start / End Page

487 / 503

Related Subject Headings

  • Political Science & Public Administration
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 1607 Social Work
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1503 Business and Management