Work-Life Conflict among Female Doctors and their Career Development

Abstract

This research analyses the contemporary phenomena of work and family issues of working women and then their impact on the career development .Issues of both work and family are seen to fuel each other as well as driving trends in career development. The career development is shown to occur partly as a consequence of the work and family life satisfaction. To understand about the career development the tradition explain status of women, patriarchy and family system, issues of work life conflict. Considering the nature, aim and purpose of the study, researchers selected the Sheikh Zaid hospital and Shalimar Hospital as research site. The tool for data collection was in-depth interview, for which researchers have developed a comprehensive interview guide. Taking into consideration the nature of this study, the in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with the female doctors to know their view point about their work and family issues both. Tough routines of female doctors in hospitals and their family life negatively affect their career development. The study concludes by recommending the new aspects for research and family friendly policies by Government for working women.

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  • Language & Pages

    English, 31-39

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    For Code: 940113, 940199