Attitudes towards career women roles in outlook of family-social surroundings: Perspectives from the UAE

Abstract

The present study examines United Arab TTTS career women's attitudes towards their roles held by a sample of 944 participants. To find out the effect of fāīliły social environment, work place culture and self esteem on their attitude, the respondents completed the scale on Attitude towards women roles, Family Environment Scale, Self-esteem Inventory. The results reveal that greater the non-traditional attitude expressed by high self-esteem females, the more indications were observed of their family environment being marked with social change and liberalism, whereas low self-esteemed females were found to strive for personal advancements and also experienced less support from their families. This study has provided some insights into the factors associated with attitudes towards career women in the UAE and contributes the ways to enhance the self-esteem of UAE career women.