Social Factors Affecting Work–Life Balance of Married Female Employees in Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State

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This study examines the social factors affecting work–life balance among married female employees at Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Specifically, it considers domestic and childcare responsibilities, spousal and family support, and sociocultural expectations. A descriptive cross-sectional survey is proposed, with a purposive sample of 150 married female employees and an analytical illustration based on 134 completed questionnaires (89.3%). Data are summarised using frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations, while Pearson’s chi-square statistic is used to assess associations at the 0.05 significance level. The descriptive findings suggest that domestic workload, limited family assistance and gendered social expectations are relevant to work–life balance. The illustrative contingency tables indicate statistically significant associations between each factor and work–life balance. The study concludes that professional and family obligations need to be considered together with household arrangements and cultural expectations. Recommended measures include supportive scheduling, childcare provision, equitable household responsibility-sharing and family-responsive institutional policies. The results are explicitly and are not evidence of actual conditions among Niger Delta University staff.

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