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| He's Happy, she's Happier? |
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- The conventional thinking among sociologists has been that women aren't really any happier than men, they're just more forthcoming about their feelings.
- Some also have speculated that it's easier for women, who tend to be more interested in family and other personal relationships, to achieve happiness than for men, who tend to measure their self-worth in terms of career accomplishments.
"Women are more likely to have the goal of getting along with persons rather than getting ahead of them," is how researchers put it.- Research analysis points to women becoming more like men in the future in that more women are looking "outside the home" for at least part of their satisfaction.
- At the same time, men may not be as one-dimensional as assumed.
- Among married persons at least, the surveys show that what matters most to both husbands and wives now is how satisfied they are with both their home and work lives.
Getting back to our context, we find that more and more women are opting for full-time careers. Some, are cutting back on fixed time careers and going 'SOHO'. Flexi-time seems to be the buzz word. Work-life balance is what everybody is talking about. Men too, are 'down-shifting' in their careers to get more family time and quality personal time. In this changing scenario, who is the happier of the two? The Man? Or The Woman?
Check this out and fill in your responses in the space below.
- I am a housewife and I am content with my lot.
- I am a career woman and I am moving along on the fast track.
- I work from home and have flex-timings.
- My spouse is ambitious and career driven.
- My spouse and I find time for family in the midst of independent careers.
- I am happy to balance home and career and give each its due
- We are a happy and content family.
- We have no time to relax or unwind.
- We are constantly stressed out both at work and at home.
- He is happy. I am not.
- I am happy. He isn't.
- I am happy alright, but he seems happier.
- Happiness is enjoying little pleasures of life.
- Happiness is being able to afford luxuries.
- Happiness is being content.
Think about these statements that various surveys have thrown up. Talk to your spouse too. Then put your thoughts down in the space below. This is no questionnaire or survey. This is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts with us and our readers.
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