Role Conflict Among Working Women in Bani Walid

Abstract

The study aimed to examine role conflict among working women and assess the extent to which they experience such conflict in balancing their roles as workers, mothers, wives, and homemakers. The research also sought to measure the level of role conflict within this population. To ensure the validity and reliability of the study, the tool used was applied to the sample and evaluated using appropriate statistical methods.

      The study sample consisted of 160 working women from sectors such as universities and schools, selected using simple random sampling based on the study's variables. Of these participants, 40 were unmarried (representing the social status variable), 40 had been employed for more than seven years, and 40 had been working for fewer than seven years (representing the years of experience variable). The results revealed that the study sample experienced role conflict, with statistically significant differences in role conflict in favor of married women. However, no significant differences were found regarding role conflict in relation to years of experience.

   Based on the findings, the study recommended several actions, including: the development of counseling programs aimed at reducing role conflict among working women and enhancing their job satisfaction; encouraging social institutions focused on women's affairs to organize counseling and guidance programs to help alleviate role conflict; and promoting a deeper understanding of women's work and the importance of their contributions to the development process. These initiatives could be implemented through lectures and workshops at universities and via media campaigns.