PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS IN WOMEN - AN OVERVIE W OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE

The study gives an overview of knowledge of current world literature a bout psychosocial stress in women. It deals with the total work load o f women and with the demands that are resulting from their multiple ro les. It compares the knowledge about reactions of women and men on str essors and about the differences in coping with stress. The study pick s up the specific problems the women meet in their jobs. The attention is paid to women in leading positions, to women realizing their profe ssional career and to the problems of women's health.