The report, Women at Midlife and Beyond: A Glimpse into The Future, put out by the center for work and family at Boston College recently updated.  A couple of findings from the study were that concerns or stress regarding family and home negatively affect between one-fourth and one-half of employees.  Three-quarters of women age 35 and older reported that work was a means of making a living but less than one-fourth of those viewed work as providing them with personal fulfillment.

The Center for Work and Family at Boston College has recently updated its report: “Women at Midlife and Beyond: A Glimpse into THE FUTURE.” Notable findings of the study are:

• Data show that concerns or stress regarding family and home negatively affect between one-fourth and one-half of employees. These issues are most exacerbated for women ages 35 to 50.

• While nearly three-quarters of women age 35 and older reported that work was a means of making a living, less than one-fourth viewed work as providing them with personal fulfillment.

View the Executive Summary of the report here.