Work family conflict among women university teachers: A case from Pakistan

Purpose of the study: The relationship between work-family conflict, job satisfaction, and turnover intention has been explored extensively in the existing work-family conflict literature. This research study examines the relationship between work-family conflict, job satisfaction, and job turnover intention among female university teachers considering a situation in Pakistan as a case-in-point. Research Methodology: Questionnaire surveys were personally administered and data was collected from some of the university female teachers in Pakistan. Tests for normality, correlation and regression were employed to test the hypotheses and answer the research questions. Findings: The results revealed that work-family conflict is explained by job satisfaction which impacts job turnover intention amongst the female faculty. Besides, work-life conflict and job turnover intention exert negative indirect effects on the one's job satisfaction. Additionally, job turnover intention is strongly explained by job satisfaction, and job satisfaction is predicted by work-family conflict Research Limitation: The current study has a few limitations that must be stated. First, the research was conducted in only a few universities in Pakistan as it's difficult to collect data from all the universities. Consequently, its findings are not applicable to other industries in the country. Nonetheless based on the basic concepts of this study, a comparative research with different countries (e.g. Pakistan vs. India, Pakistan vs. Bangladesh) that investigates similar variables could be conducted in the future. Second limitation was that this study was carried out within a short time frame with limited resources. Originality/Value: This study contributes in two ways. First, it also provides insight into the importance of work life conflict, job satisfaction and job turnover intention among female university teachers. Second, this study provides evidence of the relationship between work-family conflict, job satisfaction, and job turnover intention.