ABSTRACT
The discussion in the preceding chapters has highlighted some questions which require further consideration. The current chapter aims to contribute something towards their answers. The key questions are:
(1) Is there a better way of classifying highly qualified women in relation to their career potentials? It has been seen that classifications according to current work situation or aspirations are affected by overriding current situational pressures, notably the bearing and rearing of young children. Other indicators, such as the value placed on the idea of women's careers, and intention to return to work at specified points later in the family cycle, have some utility, but can they be combined to form a still better way of estimating the potential contribution of such married women? The complexities of this question were brought out in the last chapter. The need now is for a more synoptic view which at the same time provides a simpler form of classification.
