The AFL-CIO will release the findings of the 2002 ÿAsk A Working Womanÿ (AAWW) survey at a press conference Tuesday May 7, 2002 at AFL-CIO headquarters just five days before Mother's Day. For years, working mothers have grappled with the demands of work and family. For the first time, the every-two-year national survey specific to working women's concerns includes data on how much working men care about health care, retirement, job security and child care. þþþþThis year, new themes emerged when we asked working women about their workplace and legislative priorities. The 2002 survey is a snapshot of what working women, and a sampling of working men, care about today compared to their concerns two years ago. þþþþAmong the questions the study addresses:þþ• What are working women's most important legislative and workplace priorities?þþ• How supportive are working men of working women's concerns?þþ• Which groups of women work the longest hours, and which are most likely to work irregular or different hours from their spouse or partner?þþ• What's the difference in attitudes between parents and non-parents?þþþþThe Lake Snell Perry & Associates national telephone survey was commissioned by the AFL-CIO and consisted of more than 1500 interviews conducted between March 4 and 7, 2002 among adults currently in the workforce. The project also surveyed 20,000 working women across the country. If you have any questions or would like to schedule interviews, please call 202/637-5279.
Source: unions.org
