Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2-18-2021
Abstract
Abstract The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Egyptian Women Psychological Empowerment and Work-Life Balance. The study was conducted on (107) Egyptian working women in different sectors and located in the Greater Cairo region. An online survey link was sent directly to these respondents to answer. They were selected using the non-probability judgmental sampling method; the only criterion for inclusion was that these respondents were working women operating in the Egyptian business context. Research hypotheses were tested using correlation and multiple regression analysis. After testing the effect of Egyptian working women’s psychological empowerment dimensions on the perceived work-life balance, it was concluded that competence and self-determination dimensions were the two main psychological empowerment dimensions that positively affected the perceived work life balance. The other three dimensions: meaning, impact, and trust dimensions, had an insignificant effect on the perceived work-life balance. This research will help in designing a practical roadmap showing how to empower women psychologically while preserving their well-being and balancing their work-life duties and responsibilities. In addition to implementing work-life strategies and HR policies that will support working women in Egypt. Most of the studies have tackled the positive benefits of women empowerment and ignored its consequences on women’s emotional and psychological well-being. Besides, few researches have been empirically administered on working women’s psychological empowerment especially in Egypt.
Recommended Citation
Journal of Business Administration Research Vol. 10, No. 1; 2021 http://jbar.sciedupress.com doi:10.5430/jbar.v10n1p20 URL: https://doi.org/10.5430/jbar.v10n1p20
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Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Human Resources Management Commons
Comments
This study is focused on achieving the following objectives: 1) Examine working women’s psychological empowerment within the Egyptian business context. 2) Explore the impact of Egyptian working women’s psychological empowerment on work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic. 3) Predict future work scenarios for Egyptian working women post recovery from COVID-19 pandemic