Introduction It is not to be supposed, however, that the mere combination of the right to vote and a job constitutes complete emancipation: working, today is not liberty. Simone de Beauvoir1 During the past century a 'sea change' occurred in gender roles and this change made a huge impact on family, work, and culture. The role of women transformed with this change producing a new kind of woman who had a lot of balancing to do between home and workplace, along with balancing between social and personal requirements.