Academics' Experiences of Work-Life Balance and Work-Life Conflict in a Familialist State: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| author | Clavero, Sara Delaney, Catriona |
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| contents | <p><span>This paper explores how </span><span>women academics in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) navigate work-life conflict and the main strategies they deploy to balance their work and personal lives. It examines the range of institutional supports available to them and assesses their effectiveness in facilitating work life balance and reducing work-life conflict. Drawing on </span><span>12 semi-structured interviews with academics at various career stages from public and private universities across BiH, the study captures personal narratives of managing work and caregiving responsibilities. Thematic analysis reveals the respondents’ personal strategies to find work-life balance while trying to achieve their career goals, alongside the institutional factors acting as either barriers or enablers. Findings highlight the normalisation of work-life conflict, often perceived as a ‘natural’ and ‘expected’ feature of academic life. The broader societal context and informal support networks -particularly collegial and familial- emerge as pivotal in shaping the respondents’ experiences and efforts to achieve work-life balance and to reduce work-life conflict.</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | Academics' Experiences of Work-Life Balance and Work-Life Conflict in a Familialist State: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina Clavero, Sara Delaney, Catriona <p><span>This paper explores how </span><span>women academics in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) navigate work-life conflict and the main strategies they deploy to balance their work and personal lives. It examines the range of institutional supports available to them and assesses their effectiveness in facilitating work life balance and reducing work-life conflict. Drawing on </span><span>12 semi-structured interviews with academics at various career stages from public and private universities across BiH, the study captures personal narratives of managing work and caregiving responsibilities. Thematic analysis reveals the respondents’ personal strategies to find work-life balance while trying to achieve their career goals, alongside the institutional factors acting as either barriers or enablers. Findings highlight the normalisation of work-life conflict, often perceived as a ‘natural’ and ‘expected’ feature of academic life. The broader societal context and informal support networks -particularly collegial and familial- emerge as pivotal in shaping the respondents’ experiences and efforts to achieve work-life balance and to reduce work-life conflict.</span></p> |
| title | Academics' Experiences of Work-Life Balance and Work-Life Conflict in a Familialist State: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17648142 |