Saratee's Survey Answers
Survey: Women and WorkYour Work:
1. Do you work for pay outside the home? YES
2. What do you do? ADMINISTRATIVE/CLERICAL
3. What are the best things about your job? STRUCTURE- COWORKERS-BENEFITS-PAID VACATION- $ALARY
4. What are the worst things? OFFICE POLITICS-TOXIC BOSSES
5. Do you work primarily for the income, or something else? MOSTLY FOR INCOME BUT FOR SOCIAL CONNECTIONS TOO
6. Do you feel you earn what you are worth? NO
7. Why did you choose your career/job ($, power, schedule, fun, easy, challenging)? TRIED OTHER LESS PAYING JOBS WHICH WERE MORE FUN, MORE FREEDOM AND MUCH MORE CREATIVE/ARTISTIC BUT NEEDED TO MAKE MORE MONEY WITHOUT ALOT OF STRESS
8. If you could do something else, would you? What would you do? CREATE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, CREATE GREETING CARDS, WEDDING INVITATIONS- TEACH HANDICAP ADOLESCENTS LIFE SKILLS- BE A LIFE COACH FOR A YOUNG ADULT WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
9. If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be and why? IDEALLY: TO HAVE NO JOB- I AM BURNT OUT BUT REALISTICALLY SOMETHING FROM THE ABOVE QUESTION- OR TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SURFER THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN
Your Home Life:
10. What is your current family status (Married, Single, Divorced, Separated)? SINGLE, NEVER MARRIED
11. Who lives with you in your household? ONE ROOMMATE (SISTER)
12. How are duties and roles divided in your home? CLEAN IT WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE DONE- NO SET DUTIES- WE LIVE SEPARATE LIVES- WE JUST SHARE SPACE
13. How have duties and roles changed in your life/over the years? HAVE STAYED PRETTY CONSISTENT-EVERYONE CHIPS IN WHEN NEEDED WHETHER ROOMMATE OR LIFE PARTNER
14. Are you satisfied with how duties and roles are divided? Why? YES-I AM ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MYSELF-SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT- BUT IF I COULD I WOULD PAY FOR SOME SERVICES, LIKE A COOK/NUTRITIONIST- I WOULD RATHER HAVE SOMEONE ELSE GO OUTSIDE IN THE DEAD OF WINTER TO START MY CAR
15. How were the roles and duties divided in your childhood home? FEMALES CLEANED INSIDE STUFF (DISHES, LAUNDRY, KEPT HOUSE CLEAN)-MALES CLEANED OUTSIDE STUFF (MOWED GRASS, SHOVELED SNOW, OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE, CLEANED CARS, TOOK CARE OF CAR REPAIRS, STARTED CARS IN THE DEAD OF WINTER) SOME DUTIES OVERLAPPED WHEN NEEDED
Did that affect your views on roles in your adultlife? TO A DEGREE- I AM OPEN TO WHAT WORKS -I ENJOY OUTSIDE WORK MORE THAN TRADITIONAL FEMALE DUTIES SO I TEND TO FLIP FLOP THE TRADITIONAL ROLES
16. What choices about work and family would you change if you could, or wish you had chosen differently? I AM SATISFIED WITH WHAT I HAVE CHOSEN SO FAR- I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE I WORK 40 HOURS A WEEK AND ALSO CLEAN UP AFTER A FAMILY- AND I DON'T HAVE THAT-THANKFULLY
17. What are your thoughts/views on "traditional" roles for women? I GUESS THE TRADITIONAL WOMAN WHO STAYS AT HOME AND TAKES CARE OF THE HOME & FAMILY- I LIKE THAT IDEA- BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR- WOMEN ARE DIVERSE AND NEED TO FEEL SELF WORTH OR SATISFACTION- SOME WOMEN FIND SATISFACTION AT HOME AND SOME WOMEN DON'T- I WOULD BE IN THE DON'T CATEGORY
18. How would you rank the following based on importance: Money, Career, Family, Spouse, Children, Friends? 1-FAMILY, 2-SPOUSE (IF I HAD ONE) 3-FRIENDS, 4-MONEY, 5-CAREER, 6-CHILDREN
19. Does your work affect your home life, and if so in what way? WORK TAKES ALL MY ENERGY AND I AM TOO TIRED TO CARE ABOUT MY HOME LIFE- AND I AM SINGLE WITH NO KIDS GO FIGURE
20. Who were your roles models? How did they influence your choices? (family, career, marriage, interests, etc) I DON'T KNOW IF I HAD SPECIFIC PEOPLE AS ROLE MODELS- JUST IDEALS: I WANTED A HUSBAND THAT WAS NOT TRADITIONAL-HE WOULD CLEAN AND COOK AND GET GROCERIES- HE WOULDN'T NEED TO BE ASKED OR TOLD- HE DID IT WHEN IT NEEDED TO BE DONE- I WANT TO HAVE A LOT OF SPONTANEITY IN MY LIFE, AND CAREER, AND MARRIAGE- I NEED NEW THINGS THROWN AT ME- NEW IDEAS- NEW PHILOSOPHIES- I DO NEED STABILITY BUT ENOUGH CHANGE THAT NOTHING IS MONOTONOUS- I NEED TO TRAVEL- I NEED BE PHYSICAL (BUT NOT EXTREME SPORTS) I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS OKAY TO LIVE WITH LITTLE MONEY- I AM NOT DRIVEN IN THE CAREER AREA AT ALL- I AM A DAYDREAMER- I NEED TO KEEP MY MIND FREE TO DAYDREAM-I AM BEGINNING TO FEEL SECURE IN MY OWN BELIEFS AND NOT FEEL INADEQUATE WITH HOW SOCIETY DISTINGUISHES WOMEN- I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN BY THE AGE OF 30 OR I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN AT ALL IF I SO CHOOSE- AND I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CAREER- SOCIETY WANTS WOMEN TO HAVE ONE OR THE OTHER SO THEY CAN PUT WOMEN IN A CATEGORY- I DON'T WANT A CAREER AND I DON'T WANT CHILDREN- SO I GUESS SOCIETY PUTS ME IN THE LOSER CATEGORY AND I AM OKAY WITH THAT-I HAVE LEARNED WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY AND I STRIVE TO STAY HAPPY WHICH IS TRAVEL-DAYDREAMING-BEING SPONTANEOUS-AND BEING WITH GOOD PEOPLE- MY PHILOSOPHY IS "SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE"
About You:
21.What is your current age? 33
22.Where did you grow up (area)? SUBURBAN ST PAUL, MN
23.Where do you currently live? SAINT PAUL, MN
24.What other areas have you lived? DULUTH, MN & PORTLAND, OREGON
posted by Ms SaraTee @ 9:30 AM
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