Occupational Status of Women and Family Stability in Guinness Nigeria Plc, Lagos

Abstract

This research investigated whether the occupational status of women has led to family stability inNigeria. These days, women have refused to limit themselves within the confines of the home. Some of these women are now juggling between their home duties and their work roles which seems to have led to instability in the family.325 set of questionnaire were distributed while the researcher retrieved only 323 questionnaire. The questionnaire served as a source of primary data, while library research was source of secondary data. We adopted the survey research design for this study. The simple random and proportionate stratified sampling techniques were adopted. One hypothesis was formulated; it states that there is a significant relationship between women involvement in paid labour and attitude towards their husbands. Our hypothesis was tested using the chi-square statistical tool. We found that women's involvement in paid labour has positively affected their attitude towards their husbands. Based on the research finding, we recommend that: Women should be granted work flexibility in their various places of work so that they would be able to work and at the same time effectively care for the family. We also recommend that an enlightenment programme through the mass media should be organized in order to educate more members of the public on the importance of why women should be allowed to work outside the home.