Work-Life Balance of Female University Teachers during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

Abstract

Throughout the history, the central role of ladies in society has ensured stability, progress and long-run development. Women are the first caretaker of youngsters and elders in each society. In Bangladesh, an oversized portion of economic activities are dole out by women together with social unit and care activities, agriculture, education, industries, banking and repair sectors. This study aims to spot the factors that have an effect on maintaining correct work-life balance of working women (university teachers) in Bangladesh throughout COVID-19 pandemic. To pursue this objective, 210 female teachers from different public and personal universities in Bangladesh have arbitrarily elect. Collected responses have tested with the assistance of assorted applied mathematics tools like reliability and validity checking, multivariate analysis, ANOVA and descriptive analysis. The results has been presented in table. The study finds out a robust impact of Covid-19 pandemic, job satisfaction, flexibility, workplace support, financial assistance and a moderate impact of productivity, support from family and health and safety issues on work-life balance of female university teachers Bangladesh. Covid-19 has greatest impact on job stress, job satisfaction and productivity of female teachers and arises a desire for flexibility, work-place support and work-life balance policy for them. This study revealed that each universities ought to have work-life balance policy, day-care center that is critical to take care of a healthy operating atmosphere for all, which can improve productivity and job satisfaction of academicians.

Keywords: Work-Life Balance, Women, Covid-19, University Teachers, Bangladesh.

DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/14-4-07

Publication date: February 28^th 2022