Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff
Abstract
The aim of this research is to examine the work-family life balance of librarians working in foundation universities libraries with a gender focus. Within the scope of the study, the data were obtained with the help of the questionnaire technique while the quantitative research method was used. Within the frame of this study, in which the entire universe was included, the research was concluded with 128 valid and responded questionnaires. Frequency and percentage values were taken as basis in the presentation of the data and were detailed by means of the tables. 68.8% of the respondents are women and 31.2% are men. It has been observed that the age range of the participants varies mainly between 25 and 49. According to the findings of the work-family life balance scale, it was determined that there was no considerable difference between men and women in establishing a balance between work-family and life whereas it was observed that there were differences in the gender perceptions of women and men regarding the findings in the gender perception scale. When the results of the "Work Family Life Balance Scale" and the "Gender Perception Scale" are evaluated, it is determined that women and men are generally successful in establishing balance between work-family and life, while in the context of gender, men have a more conservative mindset about gender than women, and it was concluded that , in particular, women gained a more dominant quality in terms of their roles and duties in the household
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Library and Information Studies (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
January 17, 2025
Publication Date
January 2, 2025
Submission Date
July 31, 2024
Acceptance Date
January 2, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Number: Bluj_11_1
APA
Yalçın, Y., & Candır Şimşek, H. (2025). Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff. Journal of Balkan Libraries Union, Bluj_11_1, 1-11. https://izlik.org/JA93GD73SK
AMA
1.Yalçın Y, Candır Şimşek H. Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff. BLUJ. 2025;(Bluj_11_1):1-11. https://izlik.org/JA93GD73SK
Chicago
Yalçın, Yusuf, and Hanife Candır Şimşek. 2025. “Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff”. Journal of Balkan Libraries Union, no. Bluj_11_1: 1-11. https://izlik.org/JA93GD73SK.
EndNote
Yalçın Y, Candır Şimşek H (January 1, 2025) Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff. Journal of Balkan Libraries Union Bluj_11_1 1–11.
IEEE
[1]Y. Yalçın and H. Candır Şimşek, “Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff”, BLUJ, no. Bluj_11_1, pp. 1–11, Jan. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93GD73SK
ISNAD
Yalçın, Yusuf - Candır Şimşek, Hanife. “Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff”. Journal of Balkan Libraries Union. Bluj_11_1 (January 1, 2025): 1-11. https://izlik.org/JA93GD73SK.
JAMA
1.Yalçın Y, Candır Şimşek H. Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff. BLUJ. 2025;:1–11.
MLA
Yalçın, Yusuf, and Hanife Candır Şimşek. “Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff”. Journal of Balkan Libraries Union, no. Bluj_11_1, Jan. 2025, pp. 1-11, https://izlik.org/JA93GD73SK.
Vancouver
1.Yusuf Yalçın, Hanife Candır Şimşek. Work Family-Life Balance in The Perspective of Gender: A Study On Foundation University Library Staff. BLUJ [Internet]. 2025 Jan. 1;(Bluj_11_1):1-11. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93GD73SK