Work-Family Balance Choices of Women Working in Kenyan Universities

Autor/in	Muasya, Gladys
Titel	Work-Family Balance Choices of Women Working in Kenyan Universities
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 6 (2016) 1, (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/2158244016630772
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Employed Parents; Family Relationship; Women Faculty; Federal Legislation; Costs; Service Occupations; Housework; Child Care; Child Care Centers; Preschool Children; Young Children; Morale; Salaries; Flexible Scheduling; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Bundesrecht; Cost; Kosten; Dienstleistungsberuf; Hausarbeit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Frühe Kindheit; Moral; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Flexible working hours; Flexible Arbeitszeit; Kenia
Abstract	The proportion of women working in the formal sector in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased in recent years. The kinship networks are weakening, leading to a decline in the traditional forms of support for child care and housework. This study examined the work-family balance options of women working in Kenyan universities within the context of changing national domestic workers' legislation. Data were collected by use of surveys in two universities. Results showed that as the cost of hiring domestic workers increased, women became indifferent in their choice between employing domestic workers and using daycare centers. Women with older children who employed day domestic workers were more likely to use daycare centers than women with younger children who employed live-in domestic workers. Women with young children in preschool and primary school found their universities less accommodating in helping them balance work and family demands. Employers perceived that the domestic workers' legislation led to a drop in morale among domestic workers, and demands of pay raises as they became choosier and more inclined to search for better paying employers. It also resulted in a shift of work-family balance strategy for women who opted to hire domestic workers on an "as-needed" or "weekend basis." Some women stopped hiring them altogether and instead started taking their young children to daycare centers. Cost and affordability determined the use of domestic workers. These women suggested that their employers should increase their job flexibility and put up subsidized daycare centers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01