Abstract
Abstract The work-leisure relationship of three occupational groups of working women was studied using a conceptual scheme derived from the work of Parker (1983). Parker's research has been somewhat of a lightening rod for the feminist critique of androcentrism in mainstream leisure research. The attempt here was to modify Parker's conceptual scheme to be reflective of the organization of women's work, family and leisure lives. Five-hundred and forty-eight full-time employees of a major teaching and research university, in the employment categories of faculty members, nurses, and Administrative Assistants (and Management Services Officers) completed a questionnaire on their work attitudes and behaviour, leisure activities and preferences, and family commitments. A preliminary analysis indicated that the model of work-leisure relationships was not wholely adequate to explain the work-leisure relationship for these groups of working women. A reanalysis of several variables in the data set using multiple reg...
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