Purpose An important theme for a twenty-first century employee is a desire for work and
family balance which is devoid of conflict. Drawing on detailed empirical research, the …

Purpose Given the reality that working mothers experience difficulties in achieving work-
family balance because of the social restrictions that arise from parenting combined with …

Purpose Whilst significant evidence of western work-life balance (WLB) challenges exists,
studies that explore Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are scarce. The purpose of this paper is to …

The number of dual-income families in Nigeria is on the increase due to economic and
educational changes occurring in the country. Despite this shift, the exclusive traditional …

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 …

In the study reported on here we sought to identify teaching and general stressors, and how
they contributed to work-family-conflict among female teachers in urban public schools in …

Purpose Work–family research has mainly focused on nuclear families, neglecting other
types of families, such as single self-employed parents. To what extent does the freedom …

This study investigated work-family conflict and related phenomena reported by female
teachers in primary and secondary schools in Kenya. Specifically, it sought to first identify …

This chapter provides a conceptual overview of work-life literature focusing on Nigeria. The
chapter starts with a more global and academic presentation of the WLB conceptualisation …

The intersection of work and family has gained traction across various disciplines in an
attempt to study how work and family life affect individuals, families, organisations and …