The impact of family-friendly policies and practices on working mothers and pregnant women

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dc.contributor.advisorBagraim, Jeffreyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSerman, Carynen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-22T05:49:17Z
dc.date.available2014-11-22T05:49:17Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography : leaves 121-135.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe demographic composition of the workplace reflects the increased labour force participation of women, including those who are married or have children. Women are also taking less time out of the workforce for childbirth – indicating that increasing numbers of organisations contain women that are either pregnant or mothers of young children. This research study investigates the impact that organisational family-friendly policies and practices have on the organisational commitment of pregnant women and working mothers. The three-component model of organisational commitment developed by Allen and Meyer (1990) serves as the conceptual basis for this study. Participants consisted of 52 women within two national organisations – the central one being an investment company, with the preliminary focus group conducted at an accounting firm. The research was conducted in the Western Cape, and comprised of one preliminary and 6 full focus groups, as well as an exploratory survey. Transcriptions of focus group discussions were analysed by means of thematic analysis, and quantitative data by means of t-tests. Results confirm those of previous research studies regarding women's need for family-friendly policies and practices. The qualitative emphasis allowed previously unrecognised policies and practices to emerge, as well as the positive and negative consequences of family-friendly policies and the absence thereof. These new findings may be important factors to consider in future research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSerman, C. (2002). <i>The impact of family-friendly policies and practices on working mothers and pregnant women</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9778en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSerman, Caryn. <i>"The impact of family-friendly policies and practices on working mothers and pregnant women."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9778en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSerman, C. 2002. The impact of family-friendly policies and practices on working mothers and pregnant women. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Serman, Caryn AB - The demographic composition of the workplace reflects the increased labour force participation of women, including those who are married or have children. Women are also taking less time out of the workforce for childbirth – indicating that increasing numbers of organisations contain women that are either pregnant or mothers of young children. This research study investigates the impact that organisational family-friendly policies and practices have on the organisational commitment of pregnant women and working mothers. The three-component model of organisational commitment developed by Allen and Meyer (1990) serves as the conceptual basis for this study. Participants consisted of 52 women within two national organisations – the central one being an investment company, with the preliminary focus group conducted at an accounting firm. The research was conducted in the Western Cape, and comprised of one preliminary and 6 full focus groups, as well as an exploratory survey. Transcriptions of focus group discussions were analysed by means of thematic analysis, and quantitative data by means of t-tests. Results confirm those of previous research studies regarding women's need for family-friendly policies and practices. The qualitative emphasis allowed previously unrecognised policies and practices to emerge, as well as the positive and negative consequences of family-friendly policies and the absence thereof. These new findings may be important factors to consider in future research. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - The impact of family-friendly policies and practices on working mothers and pregnant women TI - The impact of family-friendly policies and practices on working mothers and pregnant women UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9778 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9778
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSerman C. The impact of family-friendly policies and practices on working mothers and pregnant women. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9778en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe impact of family-friendly policies and practices on working mothers and pregnant womenen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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