Women-Sensitive Employment Benefits: Options and Implications for Employed Women’s Labour Productivity
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract: The empowerment of women is a crucial focus of gender policies in many countries. The issue has become a focal point because in their efforts towards being socially productive, women irrespective of social or economic background are confronted with constraints at different points by different natural and cultural conditions. By nature, an average woman will menstruate, perhaps get pregnant and even experience menopause at some point in her life. These conditions, coupled with housework, which in most cultures is exclusively allocated to women as their primary and traditional role, are not without physical and emotional health implications. This paper explores the constraints posed by these conditions to employed women in their performance and labour productivity. The paper further stresses the need for women-sensitive employment benefits and incentives such as domestic servants, specialist medical and counseling services, as well as holiday periods in organizations, highlighting how they can function to empower employed women to weather the constraints they face, and still optimize performance and productivity at work. Keywords: Employed women, Labour productivity, Women-sensitive, Employment benefits
Authors and Affiliations
Etuk, G. Reuben, Ajake, U. Egodi, Lawi, D. Bomke
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