[Superwomen are tired.]

The author describes the conditions of married women, with children under the age of six, on the job market. Working has many advantages (salary, financial security for old age, social status, social occasions and self-fulfilment) but creates tensions because of the types and conditions of work of these women. In this respect, the author notes that most women assume inferior jobs with inferior conditions and frequent sexual harassment by men. Even with jobs equivalent to those of men, women suffer from less advantageous professional consideration. To react to these conditions, women have a choice between part-time jobs, a role of super-woman, or a redefinition of the respective roles, and a redivision of the respective tasks. However, these solutions are more often sought on an individual basis. The author complains of the absence of collective services to help women and of the rigidity of the job market.