Work-Life Balance among Married Women Working in Public Sector
This study is to determine whether married women working in the public sector are able to sustain work-life balance and to elicit their views and suggestions on the support system needed to improve their work-life balance. This study adopts a quantitative method. Surveys were used as the main tool t...
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| author | Hassan, Kalthum Abdullah, Norehan Akmal Ismail, Nursyakiran |
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| description | This study is to determine whether married women working in the public sector are able to sustain work-life balance and to elicit their views and suggestions on the support system needed to improve their work-life balance. This study adopts a quantitative method. Surveys were used as the main tool to gather data from seventy-six (76) women working in various public sectors in Komplek Tun Abdul Razak (KOMTAR) Penang. The study discovers that in general, married women working in public sectors are able to sustain worklife balance. The main support is the spouses who often help the women with their housework. However, most of the housework is done during weekends because of the limited time during the working days. The respondents agree that they are also able to spend good quality time with their families. The support system suggested by the respondents to promote work-life balance includes leave policies, flexible working hours, childcare centers and nursery room facilities at workplaces. Services suggested are Employee Assistance Program (EAP), counseling services and series of trainings for public sector employees in providing skills and knowledge to improve work-life balance. |
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| spelling | uum-297802023-09-26T11:38:19Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29780/ Work-Life Balance among Married Women Working in Public Sector Hassan, Kalthum Abdullah, Norehan Akmal Ismail, Nursyakiran HQ The family. Marriage. Woman This study is to determine whether married women working in the public sector are able to sustain work-life balance and to elicit their views and suggestions on the support system needed to improve their work-life balance. This study adopts a quantitative method. Surveys were used as the main tool to gather data from seventy-six (76) women working in various public sectors in Komplek Tun Abdul Razak (KOMTAR) Penang. The study discovers that in general, married women working in public sectors are able to sustain worklife balance. The main support is the spouses who often help the women with their housework. However, most of the housework is done during weekends because of the limited time during the working days. The respondents agree that they are also able to spend good quality time with their families. The support system suggested by the respondents to promote work-life balance includes leave policies, flexible working hours, childcare centers and nursery room facilities at workplaces. Services suggested are Employee Assistance Program (EAP), counseling services and series of trainings for public sector employees in providing skills and knowledge to improve work-life balance. UUM Press 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29780/1/JGD%2013%2002%202017%20199-215.pdf Hassan, Kalthum and Abdullah, Norehan and Akmal Ismail, Nursyakiran (2017) Work-Life Balance among Married Women Working in Public Sector. Journal of Governance and Development (JGD), 13 (2). pp. 199-215. ISSN 2289-4756 https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jgd/article/view/18264 |
| spellingShingle | HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Hassan, Kalthum Abdullah, Norehan Akmal Ismail, Nursyakiran Work-Life Balance among Married Women Working in Public Sector |
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| title_short | Work-Life Balance among Married Women Working in Public Sector |
| title_sort | work life balance among married women working in public sector |
| topic | HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
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