Consequences Of Work-Family Conflict For Women In Academia: A Life Course Perspective

There have been numerous studies on work-family conflict, but there has been little research on the repercussions of work-family conflict in Pakistani society. In Pakistan's research culture, feminist bodies of research have been underrepresented. The purpose of this empirical, qualitative study is to look into the long-term effects of work-family conflict on working women in Pakistani academia. This research will look at four stages in the lives of working women: single women, married women without children, married women with infants, and married women with adults. The goal of this study is to look into the issues that working women in academia confront as a result of work-family conflict during these four life stages. The Effects of Work-Family Conflict for this study, conflict was investigated utilizing a qualitative case study research approach. A total of ten participants were interviewed using purposive, convenience, and snowball sampling methods. In-depth semi-structured interviews were used to gather empirical evidence. The researcher transcribed the interviews verbatim and used Nvivo software to conduct the thematic analysis. The outcomes of this study demonstrate the long-term repercussions of work-family conflict for working women in Pakistan's academia. Based on working women's life stages, this study created a typology of working women. Working women are classified into four groups based on the issues they experience throughout their lives. Unmarried working women are referred to as "Free Birds," whereas married working women without children are referred to as "Early Boomers," married working women with infants as "Mombies," and married working women with adults are referred to as "Superwomen." The study's themes are divided into three broad domains: work-specific WFC effects, family-specific WFC consequences, and domain-unspecific WFC consequences, each with several sub-themes.