Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
12-2021
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Sociology
Degree Program
Sociology, MA
Committee Chair
Taniguchi, Hiromi
Committee Member
Negrey, Cynthia
Committee Member
Christopher, Karen
Committee Member
Herd, Ann
Author's Keywords
work-family; balance; higher education; gender
Abstract
Striking a balance between paid work and family work is hard for many individuals. Previous research has focused on the availability and effectiveness of family friendly policies and demonstrated a need for continued research. I examine work-family balance among women working in higher education. My study asks what are the determinants for work-family balance? I draw on institutional data from the fall 2017 Campus Climate and Diversity Survey which in part focuses on work-family balance. My regression analysis shows that faculty have a lower perception of work-family balance than non-faculty. For both non-faculty and faculty, support from supervisor/chairperson and to a lesser extent from co-workers, has a positive effect on work-family balance. For both groups, having dependents has a negative effect on work-family balance, but this effect is much stronger for faculty. I discuss the lower perception of work-family balance among faculty in the tension between schedule control and unbounded work hours.
Recommended Citation
Woolley, Aubrey Radford, "In the balance: perceptions of work-family balance for women in higher education." (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3755.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/3755
