The impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in Singapore and Hong Kong

‘Work/family balance’ has recently come to the fore in public policy debate and academic inquiry across the industrialized world. However, this issue has been relatively under-explored in the context of Asian business and society. This paper reports the results of a qualitative, exploratory investig...

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Main Authors: Thein, Htwe Htwe, Austen, Siobhan, Currie, J., Lewin, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44971
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description ‘Work/family balance’ has recently come to the fore in public policy debate and academic inquiry across the industrialized world. However, this issue has been relatively under-explored in the context of Asian business and society. This paper reports the results of a qualitative, exploratory investigation of the perceptions and experiences of predominantly professional women, aged 25—45 years living in Singapore and Hong Kong. Data from focus groups were used to explore how women in these countries perceive work/family balance and the role of family, government and other support structures in managing this aspect of their lives. This study confirms that cultural context is a significant factor in how women perceive and respond to the issue of work/family balance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-449712017-09-13T14:15:06Z The impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in Singapore and Hong Kong Thein, Htwe Htwe Austen, Siobhan Currie, J. Lewin, E. work family balance coping strategy Confucianism women in Asia Asian culture ‘Work/family balance’ has recently come to the fore in public policy debate and academic inquiry across the industrialized world. However, this issue has been relatively under-explored in the context of Asian business and society. This paper reports the results of a qualitative, exploratory investigation of the perceptions and experiences of predominantly professional women, aged 25—45 years living in Singapore and Hong Kong. Data from focus groups were used to explore how women in these countries perceive work/family balance and the role of family, government and other support structures in managing this aspect of their lives. This study confirms that cultural context is a significant factor in how women perceive and respond to the issue of work/family balance. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44971 10.1177/1470595810384585 Sage Publications restricted
spellingShingle work family balance
coping strategy
Confucianism
women in Asia
Asian culture
Thein, Htwe Htwe
Austen, Siobhan
Currie, J.
Lewin, E.
The impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in Singapore and Hong Kong
title The impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in Singapore and Hong Kong
title_full The impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in Singapore and Hong Kong
title_fullStr The impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in Singapore and Hong Kong
title_full_unstemmed The impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in Singapore and Hong Kong
title_short The impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in Singapore and Hong Kong
title_sort impact of cultural context on the perception of work/family balance by professional women in singapore and hong kong
topic work family balance
coping strategy
Confucianism
women in Asia
Asian culture
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44971