Work-Family Challenges and Their Impact on Career Decisions: A Study of Indian Women Professionals

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanghamitra Buddhapriya
Keyword(s):  
Women Professionals ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Family Responsibility ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

A broad review of existing literature on barriers to women's career advancement suggests that one of the most important reasons inhibiting women's rise to the top positions in management is the work-life conflict that women professionals experience because of their strong commitment to family responsibilities. The primary objective of this study is to understand the impact of family responsibilities on the career decisions of women professionals and also to find out the type of work-life support they would require from their employers to balance their work and life in a better manner. The study is conducted with 121 women professionals working in government services, public sector, private sector, and in NGOs across different levels. The perception of women professionals regarding the barriers against their career advancement is studied. The impact of demographic factors like managerial level, marital status, and family structure on all the above-mentioned issues are also analysed. Following are some of the major findings of the study: Apart from other factors, ‘commitment to family responsibility’ and ‘lack of gendersensitive policies by the employer’ are considered as important barriers which affect the career advancement of women professionals to senior positions. Senior and middle level professionals believe more strongly than the junior level women professionals that commitment to family responsibility hinders women professionals' advancement. Family responsibility considerably affects the career decisions of women professionals. It is generally expected that the female spouse should take care of the family responsibility. Women professionals agree that children's responsibility hinders their ability to advance. They think that they are not able to utilize their full potential and at times they have to make career trade-offs because of the family responsibilities. They also believe that putting career ahead of family leads to social disapproval and rejection and at the middle level of their career, the pressure for conforming to the societal norms could be more. The research reveals the expectations of the women professionals in terms of the support that organizations can provide to help them in achieving better work-life balance and advance in their career. A significant percentage of respondents have shown their strong preference for provisions like flexible working hours, childcare facilitates and emergency care for children and elders, support for non-work commitment, wellness, and personal development programmes. Half of the women professionals agree that “flexibility in work location” (working from home⁄telecommuting) can be taken up as an additional support provision. The requirement for all these work-life provisions are felt more at the middle and junior level rather than at the senior level.

Family Responsibilities and Career Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Leslie ◽  
Patricia Dahm ◽  
Colleen Flaherty Manchester
Keyword(s):  
Integrative Model ◽  
Parental Status ◽  
Career Outcomes ◽  
Family Responsibility ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

This chapter advances the understanding of the impact of family responsibilities on career outcomes (e.g., hiring, promotion, and pay) by proposing an integrative model, spanning theories from economics, psychology, and sociology, that includes multiple mechanisms through which family responsibilities may affect career outcomes. The model serves as a guide for reviewing the literature on the effect of family responsibilities—including marital and breadwinner status, parental status, pregnancy, and use of family-friendly policies—on career outcomes. The chapter concludes that family responsibilities affect career outcomes, net of any productivity differences between employees with and without family responsibilities, suggesting discriminatory treatment. The effect is not uniformly negative; employees with family responsibilities have either less favorable or more favorable career outcomes than employees without. We find that whether family responsibilities positively or negatively affect career outcomes, and the mechanisms driving the effect, depends on the family responsibility type and, at times, employee gender.

scholarly journals WORK- LIFE BALANCE AND WORK- LIFE CONFLICT ON CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR, BENGALURU, INDIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
Munwari Padmanabhan ◽  
Sampath Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Women Professionals ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Industry

The dynamics of socio-economic, personal and career advancement aspects were analysed from 75 information and communication technology (ICT) women professionals, from 7 various ICT organisations from Bengaluru, India. ICT industry continues to be the largest private sector employer in India for women in that 800,000 women currently working in this sector account for over 30 per cent of the existing hires and this figure is all set to rise in the future. The characteristics of the ICT industry in India and the nature of the work pose some unique challenges for women professionals in the industry. This study focuses on how does work and family related factors influence the work life balance and work conflict of women professionals. It is very evident that career oriented women has to manage / balance work & life due to stereotypic roles played. ICT women professionals have agreed that their career advancement is influenced by work or personal life enhancement. ICT Women Professionals have said that they have been affected by gender through various reasons on work interferences with personal life & career advancement. It is evident that there is a concern among women professionals working in shifts and it does bring in work on family conflict & family on work conflict.There is a very high significant relationship between Work Life Balance (WLB) and Work Life Conflict (WLC). Even when there is a support from the family, the individual undergoes conflict on not managing both sides effectively.WLB & WLC is a significant factor leading to overall performance of the ICT Women Professionals.They should possess strong work role salience since work helps define the career-cantered professional’s self- concept, which should further intensify the potential incompatibility between the work and life domains.

scholarly journals The “Family 500+” programme and female labour force participation in Poland. Demographic and economic determinants

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-43
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Bartosik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycle ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Female Labour Supply ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
The Impact

The paper investigates the effect of child cash benefit “Family 500+” on the female labour supply in Poland, taking into account demographic and cyclical determinants. The study is based on the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Polish Central Statistical Office quarterly data. The analyses cover the period of 2016–2018. The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is the measure of labour supply. The analysis uses a counterfactual method to determine the impact of demographic and behavioural changes on female labour supply. To identify the causes of the economic inactivity of women (adopted by LFS), decomposition of the growth rate of economically inactive women is applied. The effect of the business cycle on female labour supply is analysed using OLS recursive regression. The study found that the LFPR of women aged 25–44 decreased after 2015. This was related to the cash transfers under the “Family 500+” programme and the increasing number of economically inactive women by reason of “family and household responsibilities”. At the same time, changes in the demographic structure contributed positively to the LFPR of women aged 25–44, while the business cycle did not have a significant impact on it. OLS recursive regression showed that in the 25–44 age group, the introduction of “Family 500+” coincided with changes in the relationships between the LFPR, the percentage of the “discouraged”, economically inactive women by reason of “family responsibilities” and the unemployment rate.

Caregivers, Gender, and the Law: An Analysis of Family Responsibility Discrimination Case Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 760-789
Author(s):  
C. Elizabeth Hirsh ◽  
Christina Treleaven ◽  
Sylvia Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Legal Interpretation ◽  
Family Responsibility ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
The Law ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Gendered Expectations

As workers struggle to combine work and family responsibilities, discrimination against workers based on their status as caregivers is on the rise. Although both women and men feel the pinch, caregiver discrimination is particularly damaging for women, because care is intricately tied to gendered norms and expectations. In this article, we analyze caregiver discrimination cases resolved by Canadian Human Rights Tribunals from 1985 through 2016, to explore how work and caregiving clash. We identify issues involved in disputes and the ways gendered expectations about work–life facilitation inform disputes and outcomes. We find that although women are more likely to bring claims and obtain favorable outcomes, the legal interpretation of claims is highly gendered. Women bring claims involving both their presumed status as caregivers and the practical challenges of seeking accommodations for care, whereas men’s claims are largely accommodation based. In adjudicating cases, Tribunals are more likely to see women than men as lacking credibility when making their claims, questioning their competence and legitimacy. In contrast, men struggle to demonstrate the legal basis of work–family interference, failing to convey how seriously work interferes with family responsibilities.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KEPRIBADIAN PROAKTIF, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES TERHADAP KESUKSESAN KARIR

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurdian Susilowati ◽  
Amir Mahmud ◽  
Satsya Yoga Baswara ◽  
Husnul Khuluq
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Family Responsibility ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
The Family ◽  
Data Collection Technique

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepribadian proaktif, keterampilan komunikasi, tanggung jawab keluarga terhadap keberhasilan karir. Sampel penelitian 158 lulusan pendidikan akuntansi. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Data yang sudah terkumpul kemudian dianalisis menggunakan regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepribadian proaktif, keterampilan komunikasi, dan tanggung jawab keluarga berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keberhasilan karir. Individu yang memiliki kepribadian proaktif mampu memindai peluang, menunjukan inisiatif, mengambil tindakan, dan bertahan sampai mereka mencapai akhir dengan membawa perubahan Komunikasiyang dilakukan dalam aktivitas keseharian merupakan modal dan kunci sukses dalam pergaulan serta jenjang karier, karena melalui komunikasi suatu hubungan baik dapat dibangun dan dibina. Tanggung jawab dalam sebuah keluarga dapat berpengaruh pada kesuksesan karir seseorang. Untuk mencapai kesuksesan tersebut, peran keluarga dalam memberikan dukungan sangat dibutuhkan.Abstract: This study aims to determine the effect of proactive personality, communication skills, and family responsibility on career success. The research sample was 158 accounting education graduates. The data collection technique used a questionnaire. Data were collected and analyzed using multiple regression. The results showed that proactive personality, communication skills, and family responsibilities significantly affected career success. Individuals who have a bold personality can scan for opportunities, show initiative, take action, and survive until they reach the end by bringing about change. Communication in daily activities is an asset and the key to success in relationships and the career ladder because through communication; a good relationship can be built and fostered. Responsibilities in a family can affect a person's career success. To achieve this success, the role of the family in providing support is needed.

Impact of Employee Demography, Family Responsibility and Perceived Family Support on Workplace Resilience

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1249-1262
Author(s):  
Sujata Bose ◽  
Durba Pal
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Family Responsibility ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Work Factors ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
The Impact

Resilience at workplace has been identified as an essential attribute of employees which enables them to cope with challenges associated with the changing nature of modern businesses. Among the work and non-work factors that add up to these challenges for employees, family responsibility features as a very crucial factor that also plays a significant role in an employee’s career-related choices and outcomes. This study examines the impact of family responsibilities and perceived family support on an employee’s workplace resilience, probing further into their interaction effect. It also examines the effect of three demographic variables, namely employee’s age, gender and marital status on workplace resilience. Data were collected from more than 200 professionals from one of the major metropolises in India. The results show that the employee’s age has a significant main effect on workplace resilience. Multiple regression with interaction effect reveals that while family responsibility and perceived family support have a significant main effect, their interaction effect is insignificant.

Challenges of the contemporary Ukrainian family

2020 ◽  
Vol 595 (10) ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Olena Bocharova
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Transformation Processes ◽  
Ukrainian Society

At the end of the 1980s and at the beginning of the 21st century, significant changes took place in the Ukrainian family, as a result of the transformation of Ukrainian society and the globalization challenges. The model of family life has changed, the number of working women has increased, the level of parental involvement in the process of raising children has changed, the number of single parents has changed. The number of non-formalised relationships and extramarital births has also increased. The purpose of this work is to present the impact of transformation processes in the Ukrainian society on the structure and functioning of families. The article provides information about the family as a social institution, as well as the problems faced by the contemporary Ukrainian family. The most important of these problems are: material difficulties, lack of support for young families, difficulties in combining professional and family responsibilities. Based on statistical data, contemporary trends in the transformation of the Ukrainian family and its function have been analysed. Particular attention was paid to the educational function of the family.

An Analysis on Impact of Lockdown on Working Women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarita Rana
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Household Work ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The Family

Work from home during lockdown has become the need of the hour. Due to challenge posed by pandemic covid-19, work from home was the only option to continue business as well as job of the employees. Work from home is equally applicable to men and women, but the problem faced by women is acute as the women are expected to take care of household work and family responsibilities. quality time has been complimented when it is talked about work-life balance. The problem of the work and householdpressure has increased the difficulty of women. This study with the sample size of 120 working women was conducted to analyze the effect of lockdown on working women, to find out the difficulties and challenges faced by them and to explore the positive impact of lockdown. The data was collected from respondent through well designed questionnaire. After analyzing, results show that the women have been able to get time for themselves and the family too and are found contented.

A Study to Comprehend Quality Time Management of Working Women for the Family

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goldie Zaki
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Household Work ◽  
Family Responsibility ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The Family

The term quality time has been complimented when it is talked about work-life balance. The problem of spending quality time applies to both the parents, but it becomes more important when it comes to working women. This is for the reason that woman is the heart of the family and has to entail the entire family coupled with household work. The demands and pressures of work makes it difficult for women to spend quality time with their family. This study with the sample size of 120 working women was conducted to comprehend whether the women are able give quality time to their family, to find out the difficulties and challenges faced by them and to explore steps taken by her to fulfill family responsibility. The data was collected from respondent through well designed questionnaire. After analyzing, results show that the women have become smart and due to awareness about the role as a parent, they are able to give quality time to their family

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