ABSTRACT
This chapter turns our attention to aspects of womens' personal lives and, in particular, considers the extent to which these are affected by their experiences at work. The relationship between work and 'non-work' has long been an interest of social scientists. Indeed, many of the themes explored by early observers were concerned with the ways in which employment within large-scale organizations shapes other aspects of non-work behaviour. Women managers may feel under particular pressures to act in tough, assertive ways in their jobs. The chapter points out, their careers can be particularly demanding because of the ways in which they are often forced to 'overachieve' in order to obtain senior positions within male-dominated organizations. The jobs of most managers continue to impose significant constraints upon the development of personal, couple and family relationships. At middle and junior positions, by contrast, there are more managers who are able to maintain sharp boundaries between their work and non-work lives successfully.
