These data, collected in 1972, examined the kind and degree of role conflicts experienced by a specific group of women, the level of awareness among these women of their various roles, and the impact of participating in a course about women in the modern world -- especially with regard to the personal, interpersonal, and career-related aspects of women's roles. The sample consisted of 25 female graduate students who were participants in an intensive two-week workshop on women in the modern world offered by the Home Economics Department of Eastern Michigan University. Of the 25 women enrolled in the course, 21 indicated a desire to be included in the study and voluntarily completed all of the instruments. An extensive questionnaire was distributed on the first day of the seminar designed to assess relevant demographic information, perceptions of personal roles, awareness of role conflicts, attitudes and values on a variety of other topics, and the current salience of these issues. A 27-item housekeeping checklist assessed "division of labor" in their homes. A final evaluation questionnaire was mailed to all of the initial respondents four months after the completion of the seminar. This included both open-ended and precoded items designed to collect additional background data on respondents, evaluation of the workshop, and the influences of the workshop on role satisfactions and feeling of role competence. Respondents were also asked to complete Englehard's Attitudes Toward Women Survey, a questionnaire designed to assess role attitudes, child-rearing attitudes, attitudes concerning discriminatory practices, attitudes on education, and attitudes pertaining to the nature of work appropriate for women. An additional questionnaire was administered to all subjects to assess their self-concept. At the conclusion of the workshop, 27 hours of the taped class discussion were transcribed. A rudimentary content analysis was performed by the investigator. All raw and computer-accessible data are available, as are cassette tapes containing workshop discussions.
