scholarly journals Examining gender role attitude as a moderator of personality, social support, and childcare responsibilities in women’s work-life balance

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-244
Author(s):  
Abdul Rahman Shaleh ◽  
Putri Nuraini
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Gender Role Attitude ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Family Social Support

The participation of women in the workforce creates challenges and problems. Those with various roles in their lives must be good at playing and balancing these successfully. This study focuses on the work-life balance factor by exploring the predictor factors including personality, family social support, and childcare responsibilities, as moderated by gender role attitude. A work/ nonwork interference and enhancement scale, mini-IPIP, gender role beliefs scale, and social support scale were developed for the data collection. A sample of 220 married female workers was identified using purposive sampling. The data analysis, which used multiple regression and a modgraph, shows a significant effect of personality, social support, and childcare responsibilities on the work-life balance moderated by gender role attitude. Four independent variables with significant influence are neuroticism, openness to experiencing family support, gender role attitude and there is a moderating effect on neuroticism and family support. The implication is the need to provide a comfortable work environment and arrangement of work patterns so that women's work-life balance can be achieved positively.

Flexible Working: Effects on Women’s Work-Life Balance, Lifestyle and Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 4684-4687
Author(s):  
Nor Hazana Abdullah ◽  
Adibah Abdul Kadir ◽  
Zulida Abdul Kadir ◽  
Sarinah Sabar
Keyword(s):  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Flexible Working

scholarly journals Patriarchal hegemony

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toyin Ajibade Adisa ◽  
Issa Abdulraheem ◽  
Sulu Babaita Isiaka
Keyword(s):  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Patriarchal Society ◽  
The Impact

PurposeResearch on the impact of patriarchy and patriarchal norms on women’s work-life balance is scarce. A typical patriarchal society, such as Nigeria, tends to be organised based on gender, and the construct is embedded in the culture. This paper aims to investigate the impact of patriarchy on women’s work-life balance in a non-Western context: Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachThe authors adopt a qualitative research approach to enhance their insight into the issue of patriarchy and women’s work-life balance. Data for the study were collected over a four-month period, using semi-structured interviews as the primary method of data collection.FindingsThe findings of the thematic analysis reveal the impact of patriarchy on women’s work-life balance in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Nigeria. Women’s aspirations to achieve work-life balance in this part of the world are often frustrated by patriarchal norms, which are deeply ingrained in the culture. The findings of this study reveal that male dominance of and excessive subordination of females, domestic and gender-based division of labour and higher patriarchal proclivities among men are the ingredients of a patriarchal society. These issues make the achievement of work-life balance difficult for women.Research limitations/implicationsThe extent to which the findings of this research can be generalised is constrained by the limited sample size and the selected research context.Practical implicationsThe insights gleaned from this research suggest that there are still major challenges for women in the global south, specifically Nigeria, in terms of achieving work-life balance due to the prevalent patriarchy and patriarchal norms in the society. Strong patriarchal norms and proclivity negatively affect women’s work-life balance and in turn may impact employee productivity, organisational effectiveness, employee performance and employee punctuality at work. However, an Australian “Champion of Change” initiative may be adopted to ease the patriarchal proclivity and help women to achieve work-life balance.Originality/valueThis paper provides valuable insights by bringing patriarchy into the discussion of work-life balance. This issue has been hitherto rare in the literature. It therefore enriches the literature on work-life balance from a patriarchal perspective.

Women's Work-Life Balance: Compensation is the Key

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brajaballav Kar ◽  
Madhu Chhanda Panda ◽  
Mallika Devi Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women’S Work

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF GRANDMOTHERS IN KOREAN WOMEN’S WORK-LIFE BALANCE

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 419-419
Author(s):  
S. Jeon ◽  
M. Gilligan
Keyword(s):  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women’S Work

scholarly journals Women's Work-Life Balance in Hospitality: Examining Its Impact on Organizational Commitment

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Liu ◽  
Jie Gao ◽  
Mingfang Zhu ◽  
Shenglang Jin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Women Employees ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The Relationship

Women account for a large proportion of the hotel industry. Work-life conflict has become one of the main obstacles to the organizational commitment of women. Thus, this study investigates the relationship for women between work-life balance, as an independent variable, and organizational commitment, as a dependent variable. Specifically, we examine women's work-life balance in the hospitality industry and compare women's organizational commitment under different levels of work-life balance. Then, we assess whether women's work-life balance and organizational commitment are associated with their sociodemographic characteristics (i.e., age, education, working years, and position level). Data were collected from 525 women employees in China. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to identify the relationship between work-life balance and organizational commitment. The results showed that work-life balance had a significant effect on organizational commitment. There was also a significant relationship between women's sociodemographic characteristics, work-life balance, and organizational commitment.

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