Editors:
- Presents first comprehensive overview of work-family interface in sub-Saharan Africa
- Timely in context of U.N. Economic and Social Council’s 2011 Resolution on “Preparations for an Observance of the Twentieth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family”
- Advances cross-cultural research on work-family interface in sub-Saharan Africa
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice (IPSPAP)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Work–Family Interface as a Policy Issue in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Front Matter
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Factors Underlying Work–Family Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Problems associated with work-family conflict do not belong to individual families alone, but have a major social and economic impact on the greater community. This scenario also holds true across sub-Saharan Africa, as nations enter the global economy and rising numbers of women enter the workforce.
One of the first resources to focus on this region, Work-Family Interface in Sub-Saharan Africa probes rarely-studied dimensions of conflict between paid employment and family responsibilities. It balances theoretical background, empirical findings and current and emerging interventions for an insightful and practical review of ongoing issues affecting working women with families. Coverage contrasts concepts of work and family between the developing world and the West and related social concerns such as gender expectations and sexual harassment are examined in the work context. The book describes a range of family strategies for resolving work-family friction and chapters end with policy recommendations as first steps toward remedying longstanding challenges. Among the thought-provoking dispatches:
- Ghana: Managing work and family demands
- Nigeria: Strain-based family interference with work
- Botswana: The social impact of job transfer policy on dual-career families
- Kenya: The role of household help in work-family balance
- South Africa: State measures toward work-care integration
- Zambia: The quest for a family policy
As evinced by these chapters, progress is gradual and far from uniform. As a guide for future study and future policy, Work-Family Interface in Sub-Saharan Africa is a substantial reference for sociologists, public health professionals, public and social policymakers and administrators.
Editors and Affiliations
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Human Sciences Research Council, Population Health, Health Systems and InnovationHuman Sciences Research Council of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Zitha Mokomane
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Work–Family Interface in Sub-Saharan Africa
Book Subtitle: Challenges and Responses
Editors: Zitha Mokomane
Series Title: International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01237-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01236-0Published: 14 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34277-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01237-7Published: 01 November 2013
Series ISSN: 2625-6975
Series E-ISSN: 2625-6983
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 216
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Family, Public Health, Demography, Social Policy