Mulheres Trabalhadoras Com e Sem Filhos: Estudo Qualitativo Sobre Papéis e Uso do Tempo.

With the insertion of women in the labor market, the distribution of their occupations was changed and this affected the use of their time. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the importance and meaning given to roles played by working women with and without children, as well as being satisfied with the way they occupy their own time. The theoretical framework used was the Model of Human Occupation. This is a descriptive and comparative study with qualitative approach. The instruments “Role Checklist” and a “Semi-structured Interview” (elaborated by the researchers) were applied. Eight working women participated, divided into two groups: with and without children. The data in the list were descriptively tabulated and the interviews were transcribed and analyzed by “Thematic Content Analysis”. Three categories emerged “Occupation as identity and its meanings from roles”; “Satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the use of time to participate in new occupations”; "The lack of time resulting from role overload." The results showed that in both groups the role of worker and family member is mentioned as very significant. For women with children, working balances roles in and out of the home, as well as helping the family financially. In all interviews emerged the need to better manage their time to engage in more occupations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]