WORK FAMILY CONFLICT / FAMILY WORK CONFLICT - A STUDY OF GENDER AND FAMILY SYSTEMS

This study explores the difference in Work-Family conflictand Family Work Conflict as experienced by the genders and differentfamily systems. This is a dilemma of today when dual-earner familiesare becoming the need of the hour. The phenomenon often translatesinto a difficult effort to combine work and family and maintain abalance between these two domains. The study worked with twohypotheses. Hypothesis 1: there will be significant difference in WorkFamily Conflict or Family Work Conflict on gender base. Hypothesis2: that the Work Family Conflict or Family Work Conflict isexperienced strongly in joint families as compared to nuclear families.The sample consisted of 215 respondents enrolled in the MBA program.Netemeyer, Boles, and McMurrian’s, (1996) questionnaire thatmeasures this conflict was used. A demographic form asking about thegender and family system was also included. The data collected wasanalyzed using T-Test. Results obtained negated both the hypotheses.Culture emerged as the main determinant factor for correlating thetwo domains of adult life i.e. Work and Famil