Work-Life Balance Among Working Mothers in Malaysia

Omar, Muhamad Khalil; Mohd, Idaya Husna; Ahmad, Mohamad Fahimi; Dahalan, Noor Azura

doi:10.14738/assrj.91.11554

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“…Working women who are also caregivers tend to struggle with their workload and work schedule, as they have to bear their familial and childcare responsibilities besides their job responsibilities. The results of Marafi's (2016) study highlighted that anything that takes time away from a working mother will be difficult for her to handle. For example, if the commute or working hours are long or a task necessitates overtime, it may be regarded as a difficulty.…”

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“…Marafi (2016) conducted a study to assess work–life balance perceptions among working mothers in Egypt. A qualitative research approach was adopted in the study, in which 10 in-depth interviews were conducted among women working in a range of corporate firms, governmental sectors and nongovernmental organizations chosen from a pool of educated Egyptian working mothers.…”

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Women's access and perception of decent work: a case study on Egypt

Khairy

Ghoneim

2022

MSAR

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to assess the gender disparities in the workers' perception of whether “decent work” standards exist in their current job and workplace in the Egyptian context.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses quantitative data. A survey was utilised to assess workers' perceptions of decent work. The sample was selected based on age as the study aims to measure gender disparities in the perception among Generation Y and Z. Frequency table for each question and independent sample T-test were utilised in order to compare the variable means between females and males and whether any of those means are significantly different from each other.FindingsThe key findings of this research show that women in Egypt believe they have fewer opportunity to progress professionally and raise their salaries than males, particularly in male-dominated fields like engineering, construction and information technology. Furthermore, the women surveyed, particularly working mothers, emphasised that they struggle with their workload and working time more than men, affecting their work–life balance. However, there was no significant disparity between men and women in the other aspects of decent work examined in this article, which included social protection, health and safety, and meaningful compensation.Originality/valueTo the best of authors’ knowledge, this study is among the first group of studies assessing the gender disparities in the workers' perception of whether “decent work” standards exist in the Egyptian workplace.

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Women's access and perception of decent work: a case study on Egypt

Khairy

Ghoneim

2022

MSAR

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“…Decades of research have shown that even before the pandemic hit, working mothers were challenged with problems in both family and work domains. Not an exception, Malaysian working mothers reported several underlying factors that contributed to poor work-life balance, including discrimination, limited quality time spent with children, family, and parents, lack of organisational support, unsatisfactory workplace, workplace culture, stress control, the responsibility of the employer, and workload [3]- [5]. These challenges with worklife balance have a detrimental impact on their psychological well-being [6].…”

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Validation of supervisor support scale and work-life balance checklist in Malay Language among Malaysian working mothers

Hamzah,

Ramlee,

Panatik

et al. 2024

IJPHS

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Working mothers burdened with work and household responsibilities face challenges with work-life balance, which could be empowered through supervisor support in the workplace. Therefore, it is vital to identify the impact of supervisor support on working mothers’ work-life balance. However, available instruments to measure both constructs for the Malay-speaking Malaysian population are dearth. This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the supervisor support scale (SS-Malay) and work-life balance checklist (WLB-Malay) and investigated the relationship between these variables among Malaysian working mothers. Using purposive sampling, 200 working mothers (M=38.80, SD=8.43) for the pilot study and 275 working mothers (M=38.33, SD=7.86) for the actual study completed either an online or printed survey consisting of demographic information, the supervisor support scale, and the work-life balance checklist. Exploratory factor analysis conducted on the pilot study data reported a two-factor structure for WLB-Malay and one factor for SS-Malay. Similarly, confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensional factor of SS-Malay, and two factors of WLB-Malay: concerned about work, and self. Reliability was established with alpha, omega, and composite reliability values of more than .70. Discriminant validity was established with correlation values of less than .90, and concurrent validity was established with significant moderation positive association between constructs. Structural equation modelling reported a satisfactory model fit for both scales and identified a positive impact of supervisor support on work-life balance among Malaysian working mothers. Accordingly, both WLB-Malay and SS-Malay are culturally fit for Malaysian working mothers.

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Work-Life Balance Among Working Mothers in Malaysia

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Women's access and perception of decent work: a case study on Egypt

Women's access and perception of decent work: a case study on Egypt

Validation of supervisor support scale and work-life balance checklist in Malay Language among Malaysian working mothers

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