Computers, Psychosocial, Work Environment, and Stress

2011 ◽  
pp. 111-115
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Workplace Stressors ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Action Strategies ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Individual

With the rapid rate of new technologies, coupled with telecommunications equipment being introduced into the workplace, further exploration is needed on how to effectively integrate and design these technologies to better support the roles of the individual, organization and society. Occupational roles are expanding along with new patterns of how individuals interact with these evolving technologies and their influences on different levels, that of the individual, organization and society. To more systematically analyze these technology based computerized information systems and their integrations with the physical workplace design, psychosocial issues, work organization and work/family balance factors, two theoretical models are presented and their relationship to workplace stressors and strain. These models highlight the importance of action strategies and applying a system analysis model that incorporates an interdisciplinary and macroergonomics perspective.

scholarly journals Usklajevanje delovnega in družinskega življenja: vidik spola

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmina Žnidaršič ◽  
Mojca Bernik
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
More Care ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Individual

With the growth of the family, in which both parents are working or single parents, and on the other hand the growing demands of work organizations, the extension of working hours and the requirement to be constantly on call, the harmonization of work and family life is becoming increasingly difficult. Work-family balance is important for both the individual and the work organization, as it affects job satisfaction, engagement, productivity and also less employee turnover. Work-family balance is influenced by many factors, one of the most important is gender. Although men also face difficulties in work-family balance, research shows that women are still the ones with more work-family conflicts, as they take more care of children and household chores. The contribution based on previous literature and previous research presents the situation in the field of work-life balance in Slovenia from the gender point of view of. The results of a survey conducted among 343 employees in Slovenian companies were also presented, as well as possible improvements proposed at the level of both organizations and the state.

Understanding the "Mommy Tracks"

2011 ◽  
pp. 164-181
Author(s):  
Jeria L. Quesenberry ◽  
Eileen M. Trauth ◽  
Allison J. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Career Decisions ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
It Workforce ◽  
Family Issues ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Gender And It

Despite the recent growth in the number of women in the American labor force, women are still underrepresented in the IT workforce. Key among the factors that account for this under-representation is balancing work-family issues. This article presents a framework for analyzing work-family balance from a field study of women employed in the American IT workforce. The findings are examined through the lens of the individual differences theory of gender and IT to show the range of ways in which work-family considerations influence women’s IT career decisions. The framework is used to support the theoretical argument that women exhibit a range of decisions regarding career and parenthood: the non-parent, the working parent, the back-on-track parent, and the off-the-track parent. These findings illustrate an identifiable theme that crosses geographical regions and timeframes; societal messages are complex and difficult to digest and are processed in different ways by different women, yet they contribute to the decisions women make about their professional and personal lives.

Understanding the Mommy Tracks in the IT Workforce

2011 ◽  
pp. 1178-1183
Author(s):  
Jeria L. Quesenberry ◽  
Eileen M. Trauth
Keyword(s):  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
It Workforce ◽  
Family Issues ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Female Responses ◽  
Gender And It

Despite the recent growth in the number of women in the American labor force, women are under represented in the IT workforce. Key among the factors that account for this under representation is balancing work-family issues. Some researchers have speculated that IT work is not an ideal fit for working mothers because of long work hours, increased conflicts with family responsibilities, and the difficulty of returning after maternity leave to an industry with ever evolving technologies (Kuosa, 2000; Webster, 1996). This article reports on an empirical study that explored the influence of work-family balance on American women’s participation in the IT workforce by using the Individual Differences Theory of Gender and IT (Trauth, 2002; Trauth, Quesenberry, & Morgan, 2004; Trauth, Huang, Morgan, Quesenberry, & Yeo, 2006). In doing so, we summarize a work-family balance study presented in greater detail in Quesenberry, Morgan, and Trauth (2004) and Quesenberry, Trauth, and Morgan (2006) that articulates the ways in which individual and environmental factors influence female responses to issues of work-family balance.

Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Equality in Europe

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Lomazzi ◽  
Isabella Crespi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Individual

The book provides a systematic scientific overview of gender mainstreaming in Europe. It recalls the main steps of the origins and the development of the European gender mainstreaming (GM) strategy. The book also connects this framework with the current situation of gender equality and explores the strength and weak points of the strategy. To do so, it provides a critical evaluation of the instruments used to measure gender equality and explores how societal aspects, such as the opportunity structure defined by work-family balance policies and practices, affect the individual values of gender equality supporting the development of gender egalitarian cultures. Further, it develops an outline of the current and future challenges of the gender mainstreaming strategy, that run in parallel with the general European Union’s challenges, such as the integration process, economic crisis, migration and refugees crisis, and the rise of right-wing Euroscepticism. In addition, the old but always current problem of conceptualizing gender equality in different ways leading to jeopardized results. The book offers a critical review of the GM strategy in Europe and analyses whether and how gender equality in Europe is improving, with a specific interest in the cultural differences between the European countries where this common strategy is implemented.

Policies that make a difference: bridging the gender equity and work-family gap in academia

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 414-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Ridgway O'Brien ◽  
Larry R. Martinez ◽  
Enrica N. Ruggs ◽  
Jan Rinehart ◽  
Michelle R Hebl
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Individual

Purpose– This paper aims to highlight interventions that promote female (and male) faculty’s ability to balance work-family issues at a specific academic institution, in response to a demand in the literature that examines the intersection between research and implementation of organizational policies within a university setting.Design/methodology/approach– Using a case study framework, the researchers present qualitative experiences and quantitative data to evaluate the successful application of a work-family balance and organizational climate improvement initiative within an academic setting.Findings– By highlighting specific examples of work-family and climate initiatives at the individual, organization, and community levels, this case study presents several ways in which academic institutions specifically, and organizations generally, can implement policies that make a difference.Practical implications– Successful implementation of work-family balance and family-friendly organizational policies can positively impact employees.Originality/value– Our goal is to highlight and provide data showing a specific example of how female (and male) faculty members’ experiences can be (and have been) improved in a prototype institution.

Occupational epidemiology

2018 ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
Angelo d’Errico ◽  
Giuseppe Costa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Occupational Epidemiology ◽  
Emotional Demand ◽  
Work Family

Occupational epidemiology has investigated extensively during the last decades the potential impact on mental health of several aspects of work organization, testing the effect of psychosocial exposures derived from theoretical constructs of work stress grown in its own field and in other disciplines (psychology, sociology, ergonomics). The two most important theoretical models are the demand–control–support model and the effort–reward imbalance model, whose effects have been evaluated in hundreds of studies. Other psychosocial dimensions strongly suspected for their association with mental health are emotional demand, organizational justice, work–family conflicts, job insecurity, and working time (long working hours and shift work). For these exposures, moderate-to-good evidence of a causal association with mental disorders has been demonstrated in several epidemiological studies characterized by good methodological quality, pointing to the need to reduce workers’ exposure to these occupational hazards.

scholarly journals Factors Impacting Work Family Balance of Working Mothers

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-190
Author(s):  
Arri Handayani ◽  
Tina Afiatin ◽  
M. G. Adiyanti ◽  
Fathul Himam
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Research Result ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Working Mother ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Women's Role ◽  
The Individual

Most working women find it difficult to get work-family balance because when they are in one domain, the other suffers. Work-family balance will be useful for organization, family, and the individual himself. This research was aimed at finding out factors that influence workfamily balance of working mothers in Semarang, using descriptive qualitative method. The research subject was selected using purposive technique with informant characteristics as follow: working mother, working husband, living together with husband, and having child under 18 years old. Based on the research result, it was revealed that there are six factors influencing work-family balance, either from internal or external factors. Internal factors that influence work-family balance are commitment, understanding towards women’s role, and individual’s character. Meanwhile, external factors that influence work-family balance are social support, either from husband, family, supervisor, or colleagues, the presence of a child, and working autonomy.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document