Abstract :
The present research allocates to study of differences between employed and non-employed women lifestyle. Statistical population women of this research includes of married employed and non-employed women 25-49 in Sari city, in Mazandaran provience that the sample size with using cluster random sampling is 450 person. The method of research surveying and questionnaire was used for collecting data. According to findings of research, the majority of women have traditional lifestyle. But there is difference between the lifestyle employed and non-employed women. This difference also observe in dimensions of lifestyle (social relations, body management, shopping pattern). Correlation analysis show that there is meaningful relationship between age, education, family income, with lifestyle. The analysis of multiple regression show that the age and then the kind of activity, family income and education level, could relatively explaining the difference of lifestyle in the society. Finally according to analysis path women’s education, have the main effective in kind of lifestyle.
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