Tussle of identities: Indian women engineers on work-family conflict

被引:2
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作者
Purang, Pooja [1 ]
Dutta, Archita [1 ]
Biwalkar, Sailee [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Bombay, India
来源
GENDER IN MANAGEMENT | 2024年 / 39卷 / 05期
关键词
Work-family conflict; Identity conflict; Women engineers; India; PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY; GENDER; WOMAN; ORGANIZATIONS; TECHNOLOGY; WORKPLACE; CULTURE; MEN;
D O I
10.1108/GM-07-2022-0249
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
PurposeThis study aims to focus on understanding the work-family conflict of Indian women engineers through the lens of identity conflict.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews conducted with 20 Indian women engineers working in India and abroad of varying ages and work experience helped in understanding the types, sources and coping decisions about work-family conflicts experienced by them. Thematic analysis was conducted to analyse the qualitative data.FindingsThe findings reveal that as women engineers negotiate their "engineering" and "woman" identities, work-family conflict manifests as a battle of time and responsibilities, psychological strain and behaviour-based conflict. Furthermore, self-expectations and negative social sanctions play an important role in augmenting the experiences of these conflicts. The results also reveal how women re-strategize their career decisions to conciliate their conflicting identities.Originality/valueThis study furthers the literature on resolving work-family conflict by taking an identity perspective. Recommendations in literature such as work flexibility and part-time work, place the onus on women to increase their capacities to perform different roles better. Examining work-family conflict from an identity perspective allows us to look at the psychological processes underlying the challenges women face in balancing work and home in a male-dominated profession. These give insights into the need to go beyond accommodations in the workplace to redefine gender roles and relations for equal participation of women in the modern workforce.
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页码:699 / 713
页数:15
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