In our society there is a belief that if women marry early, a good job would not obtained, because they have not finished their education. The question is to what extent this belief is true? Do women by delaying their marriage really will have good job? Is the proposition universally and in all situations and modes true? To answer this question, empirical researches in different countries about the impact of age at marriage on women professional achievement (income, employment and occupational status), using "Formal Vote Counting" method were analyzed. The results show that, although some studies report a positive relationship between age at marriage and career success for women, but many others conclude the relationship is dependent on socio-economic structures and family life-cycle. On the other hand the positive relationship researches consider intervening variables which could be manipulated through socio-economic policy making. Therefore, the relationship between age at marriage and career success is changeable.
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Alami Neisi, M. (2016). Women age at marriage and professional achievement; comparative study of empirical researches in different countries. Women's Strategic Studies, 19(73), 65-94. doi: 10.22095/jwss.2016.44398
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Masood Alami Neisi. "Women age at marriage and professional achievement; comparative study of empirical researches in different countries". Women's Strategic Studies, 19, 73, 2016, 65-94. doi: 10.22095/jwss.2016.44398
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Alami Neisi, M. (2016). 'Women age at marriage and professional achievement; comparative study of empirical researches in different countries', Women's Strategic Studies, 19(73), pp. 65-94. doi: 10.22095/jwss.2016.44398
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Alami Neisi, M. Women age at marriage and professional achievement; comparative study of empirical researches in different countries. Women's Strategic Studies, 2016; 19(73): 65-94. doi: 10.22095/jwss.2016.44398
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