Challenges of Work–Life Balance for Women Physicians/Mothers Working in Leadership Positions

Organizational Leadership and Work-Life Integration: Insights from Three Generations of Men

“…In addition, further insight is needed to understand how employees in the three generations (Millennials/Gen Y, Gen X, and Baby Boomers), which predominantly comprise the current workplace, view organizational leadership in relationship to work-life balance. Since the voices of women have been studied extensively (Eagly & Carli, 2007;Favero & Heath, 2012;Guillaume & Pochic, 2009;Jyothi & Jyothi, 2012;Roebuck, Smith, & Elhaddaoui, 2013;Schueller-Weidekamm & Kautzky-Willer, 2012), this exploratory study examines the perspectives of working men by asking how different generations of men view organizational leadership in light of work-life balance. The researchers used a convenience sample to invite men to participate in an online survey about organizational leadership, work-life balance and generational factors.…”

Do we have proportionate gender in policy making? A Study based on key Government Institutions of SAARC Region

“…We have noted zero representation in some major countries in SAARC government which we consider is a serious issues for maintaining gender equality in the governments and overall this shows a rosy picture because of a larger gender gap that seems very difficult to fill. Similarly the condition in the top judiciary i.e., Supreme and high courts honourable judges is the same, where we observed a serious lack of representation of female judges, who are equally needed like male judges to understand the some difficult aspects that a female can understand, secondly this also become serious in the absence of female judge to understand the different aspects of the reality to make justice this is bit sensitive as [2] have identified that female on the top positions can be more advantageous as their way of thinking in a particular situation is different than male which ultimately is in favour of the organization. While keenly observing the facts mentioned in the result section, it seems a big issue for chalking out the judicial policies and its implementation along with electoral policies, that has directly or indirectly relevance with the female participation or issues because a true and genuine representative judge or member can understand their concerning issues more appropriately.…”

“…It has been elaborated that the gender discrimination can be avoided if organizations would adopt open selection (advertising the post in the journals or newspapers) as compare to the closed or semi open selection procedures [10]. The situation in the field of medicine is not different regarding gender disproportion on the top positions which [2] have argued that this may be due to the issue of family related duties with their job apart from the glass ceiling barriers. Women in top, that women managers have full capacity to handle the issue or concerns of stakeholders arising due to the changing environment acceptable to all, however he stressed the need that they need institutional or systematic support to advance in their career [4].…”

“…Organizational key resources are employees that drive and manage all other resources of any organization to achieve their desired set objectives effectively in which female employee play a key role in bringing positive results for the organizations. Diversity due to gender on the top positions brings various advantages in the way of making decisions in a specific situation because female way of assessment to handle a specific situation is different that are a positive aspect for this organization [2] The outcomes of the recruitment and selection may lead either higher productivity if right person is being selected or it may have to face failure of the organization [3]. Women managers have full capacity to handle the issues or concerns of stakeholders arising due to the changing environment acceptable to all; however they stressed the need of their institutional or systematic support [4].…”

Does Gender Equality Base Selection, Pose Serious Challenge for Researchers? A Review Based on Earlier Studies

“…Starting with this point, that right selection is most crucial for the survival of the organizations but this is talking half of the story especially when concerning about the employees selection because this only focuses on the right person in terms of knowledge, skills and abilities that are required by an origination keeping on view the resource based concerns of (Phillips, 1995) that pleads that the gender equality is being dealt according to the benefit point of view that an organizations may get after hiring an employee, whiles as the other part of the story is female selection which in research is referred as gender selection for the organizations and is equally significant for the organization as it is the only factor of social diversity of the overall workforce diversity a crucial element for the productivity of an organization because diversity due to gender on the top positions brings various advantages in the way of making decisions in a specific situation as both male and female way of assessment to handle a specific situation are different that is beneficial for the organization. Weidekamm and Willer (2012) and Liu (2013) has elaborated in his study regarding the women in top, that women managers have full capacity to handle the issue or concerns of stakeholders arising due to the changing environment acceptable to all, however he stressed the need that they need institutional or systematic support to advance in their career.…”