THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF CHANGING THE ROLE OF WOMEN: THE MANAGERIAL WOMAN VERSUS THE FAMILY WOMAN
THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF CHANGING THE ROLE OF WOMEN: THE MANAGERIAL WOMAN VERSUS THE FAMILY WOMAN

Summary/Abstract: UNTIL RECENTLY, ROMANIA WAS A COUNTRY WHERE MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WERE OCCUPIED EXCLUSIVELY BY MEN. THE FUNCTION OF THE WOMEN WAS TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY, TO RAISE THE CHILDREN AND TO TAKE CARE STRICTLY OF THE HOUSEHOLD. IN THIS PAPER WE HAVE TRIED TO IDENTIFY THE CHANGES IN THE MENTALITY OF WOMEN, THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WOMEN - MANAGERS AND WOMEN - HOUSEWIVES, BUT ALSO THE DECISIVE ROLE THAT WOMEN HAVE BEGUN TO PLAY IN COMPANIES. WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE QUALIFIED WOMEN, BUT WHO UNFORTUNATELY NO LONGER PAY THE SAME ATTENTION TO PERSONAL PLANNING, FAMILY CREATION AND CHILDCARE. THE GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTION, TO WHICH I TRIED TO ANSWER BY ELABORATING THIS ARTICLE, IS: "HOW HAS THE STATUS AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN ROMANIAN SOCIETY EVOLVED?". MOST OF THE TIME, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT MEN AND WOMEN DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY IN TERMS OF THEIR ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS AND INTERESTS. THESE DIFFERENT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS ARE INFLUENCED AND DEVELOPED BY CERTAIN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL NORMS OF THE SOCIETY IN WHICH WOMEN AND MEN LIVE. WOMEN'S EMANCIPATION HAS BEEN A HOTLY DEBATED TOPIC, ESPECIALLY IN SOCIETIES WHERE WOMEN DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE LABOR MARKET OR TO CERTAIN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. WE WILL NOT DWELL ON THESE DELICATE ISSUES, BUT WE WILL TRY TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHANGING STATUS AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN ROMANIA IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. THE PROFESSIONAL EVOLUTION OF WOMEN TODAY MAKES US APPRECIATE THAT WOMEN AND MEN DO NOT DIFFER TOO MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO PROFESSIONAL LIFE. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A FEMALE LEADER IS MORE DEMANDING THAN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A MAN, BECAUSE A WOMAN HAS A DOUBLE ROLE OF BEING A MOTHER AND MAINTAINING A HOUSEHOLD. EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IS ALREADY A REGULATED ISSUE AT NATIONAL, COMMUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.

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