Work-Family Balance: Challenges, Experiences and Implications for Families in Qatar

This study aims to understand the reality of work-family balance in Qatar, providing evidence to inform policy formation and development and introduce related implementation standards. The ultimate goal is to ensure the protection and empowerment of Qatari families through these policies. This study...

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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-719032024-03-28T10:56:14Z Work-Family Balance: Challenges, Experiences and Implications for Families in Qatar Doha International Family Institute Families, Qatar, Work-Family Balance thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences This study aims to understand the reality of work-family balance in Qatar, providing evidence to inform policy formation and development and introduce related implementation standards. The ultimate goal is to ensure the protection and empowerment of Qatari families through these policies. This study applied mixed methods approach, where a qualitative part was based on in-depth interviews with working Qatari adults from both genders, and a quantitative study conducted through a survey. This was designed to understand the factors that constitute or prevent attaining such balance and describe the challenges, and the consequences of the lack of balance. The study concludes a set of recommendations that revolve around reviewing related work-family balance policies, such as limiting the work hours and introducing flexible working hours, expanding paid maternity leave and subsidizing high-quality childcare for all children below compulsory education age, and allowing both parents a paid time to accompany a sick child during treatment. Published 2021-09-19T08:21:25Z 2021-09-19T08:21:25Z 2019 book 9789927137952 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/71903 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.qscience.com/content/book/9789927137952 https://www.qscience.com/content/book/9789927137952 Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press https://doi.org/10.5339/difi_9789927137952 https://doi.org/10.5339/difi_9789927137952 76803548-7f71-4088-807b-e1986ccc3aa4 9789927137952 50 Doha, Qatar open access
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Work-Family Balance: Challenges, Experiences and Implications for Families in Qatar
title Work-Family Balance: Challenges, Experiences and Implications for Families in Qatar
title_full Work-Family Balance: Challenges, Experiences and Implications for Families in Qatar
title_fullStr Work-Family Balance: Challenges, Experiences and Implications for Families in Qatar
title_full_unstemmed Work-Family Balance: Challenges, Experiences and Implications for Families in Qatar
title_short Work-Family Balance: Challenges, Experiences and Implications for Families in Qatar
title_sort work family balance challenges experiences and implications for families in qatar
topic Families, Qatar, Work-Family Balance
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences
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