by Christine Marlet | Apr 18, 2021
Writer, translator and teacher from Madrid, Dolores Franco de Marías (1912-1977) is best known for having been the most important woman in the life of the philosopher Julián Marías. But while it is true that she was the wife of one of the most outstanding Spanish thinkers of the 20th century and the mother of four children currently involved in Spanish cultural life, this paper would like to highlight her own intellectual value and the extent to which she can also be considered a disciple of José Ortega y Gasset and Pedro Salinas in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters.
Undoubtedly, her great talents were to make possible a “polished and perfect love” (a very complex art) and to lead a difficult but authentic Spanish life, from a full feminine vital reason, open to the masculine one, in connection with it.
by Christine Marlet | Jan 6, 2021
Purpose – This study aims to explore the nature of women’s career experiences over the life course by examining career patterns, career locus, career contexts, and career beliefs. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative, inductive approach to data gathering and analysis was employed, using life story surveys, semi-structured interviewing, thematic analysis, grounded theory, codedevelopment and descriptive statistics.
by Christine Marlet | Jan 5, 2021
Work-life enrichment, defined as the transfer of resources and affects from one role to another, has long remained in the shadow of the concept of worklife conflict. Several processes for work-life enrichment, for instance instrumental and affective, have been identified. Commitment to the family role predicts work-to-family enrichment (WFE), while commitment to the work role predicts family-to-work enrichment (FWE). Gender, personality and social support are other antecedents of work-life enrichment. WFE is positively associated with job satisfaction and FEW with family satisfaction. An agenda for future research suggests conducting qualitative, longitudinal and contextualized research.
by Christine Marlet | Sep 6, 2020
This article explores the barriers and strategies experienced by Spanish working fathers regarding work-family balance. Based on 29 in-depth interviews with Spanish working fathers in different typesof organizations and sectors, the results of this study present different barriers that are divided into three groups: contextual barriers, organizational barriers and internalized barriers. T
by Christine Marlet | Sep 6, 2020
The changing demographics of our modern society have inevitably impacted the dynamics and relationships within the home from being personal and private to that of multiple work relationships; domestic work, care for older people, or supporting people with special needs. Whilst the home is a concept universally experienced, permeating every aspect of our lives, it remains an entity whose influence on health and wellbeing is poorly understood.
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