The Implications of Child Day-Care Facility on the Work-Family Balance of Mother Employees in Public Organizations in Addis Ababa
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2020-06
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A.A.U
Abstract
Since Ethiopia adopted a new constitution in 1995, the constitution has recognized women’s
right to affirmative action and provides more attention to enable women participation in all
spheres of life and equal employment opportunity with men. This study sought to analyze the
implications of the provision of the child care facility on the work-family balance of mother
employees in public organizations. The study adopted mixed research approach and used
multiple case studies to study the work-family balance of mother employees in public
organizations. The study population consisted of mother employees who use child care services
and works for federal public organizations where a child care facility implemented in Addis
Ababa, human resource managers, women’s affairs officers of each organization and expert
from the ministry of women’s child and youth affairs, have been included in this study. All
mothers who use the service were included in the study. The researcher collected data from
primary and secondary sources, using questionnaires, interview, document review, and personal
observations to make the study more reliable. To analyze the data, the researcher adopted a
thematic framework analysis. The study revealed that the provision of the child care facility in
the workplace helped mother employees to balance their work-family responsibilities. The study
revealed that organizational interventions improve work-family balance, thus, organizations
should take the initiatives to embed, work-family balance policies within the organizational
cultures. Finally, the researcher recommends that the government should closely monitor federal
public organizations to ensure that the child care service implemented in all organizations.
During the study, the researcher found only nine organizations that implemented the child care
service.
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A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies Addis Ababa University
College of Business and Economics Department of Public Administration and
Development Management in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements of Masters of
Arts in Public Management and Public Policy
Keywords
Childcare facility/service, Mother Employees, Public Organizations, Work-Family Balance