Sex-Role Stereotypes and Personal Attributes within a Developmental Framework

Abstract

Female work participation is high in Sweden today, but not without several problematic features. The problem associated with female work participation is no longer one of whether or not a Swedish woman should work. She does. Rather the issue can be formulated as follows: What kind of work is she doing? What kind of employment, part time or full time, does she seek? What position has she attained within Swedish society? How do young girls today prepare themselves for their future occupations and what are their aspirations and goals? What has been achieved in the years of formal equality between the sexes?