Women speak about Work: A Call for Reform

Abstract

The concept of work tends to be equated to that of paid employment in the organisational behaviour literature, reflecting the prevalence of male paradigms of work. A qualitative study was undertaken to capture the views on work held by Nigerian educated city women who wish to assume responsibly a variety of roles including those of paid workers, homemakers and mothers. A new, broader definition of work emerges from the findings. The women interviewed identified the main problems arising from a restrictive concept of work and suggest ways in which employers could facilitate top performance on the part of their female staff


LBS Management Review Vol.5(1) 2000: 13-32