family values. Also, an older person would agree that a child suffers since they grew up in a decade in which families practiced the traditional gender roles.Data AnalysisThe United States, Great Britain, West Germany, France, and East Germany all differ in their views of womens civil rights. For example, the nations hold dissimilar ideas referring to womens independence. Most nations agree that having a job makes a woman independent according to Table 1 (Cross-tabulation of OWN.JOB across nation). Since the largest percentages for each nation agree that a working female is independent, these results show that the countries are moving more toward gender equality and further from protectionism. Does working women harm family life? Looking at Table 2, which is a cross tabulation of MOM.JOB across nation, most countries except West Germany agree that a mother can still have a just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work (Dalton, 1996: 301). Yet, at the same time, these nations differ when asked if a preschool child suffers with a working mother. According to Table 3, a cross tabulation of KID.JOB across nation, the United States is the only nation where most of the population disagrees that a child suffers from having a working mother compared to a non-working mother. Table 3 NATION Page 1 of 1 Count | Col Pct |United S Great Br West Ger France East Ger |tates itain many many Row | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | TotalKID.JOB --------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 1 | 168 | 156 | 650 | 212 | 368 | 1554 Strongly agree | 9.4 | 10.9 | 32.7 | 22.1 | 28.2 | 20.8 +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 2 | 748 | 629 | 1026 | 416 | ...
