Authors : Nonso Bisong , Pauline Ekuri and Uche Ajake
Abstract: The survey research design was used to measure professional women�s adjustment strategies to their spouses� attitude towards their job and examine how they cope with punctuality to their work. Two null hypotheses were also formulated, using a stratified random sample of 450 professional women. A survey questionnaire was designed to elicit responses from the respondents on how they cope with their spouses� attitudes to their jobs and how they cope with punctuality to their jobs. Results of the analysis reveal that majority of the women choose to explain their job circumstances to their husbands and discuss the nature and reason for overtime. With regards to punctuality, they make preparations at night for the next day. Furthermore, the result on differences in adjustment patterns, reveal that professional women in the banking sector adjust better to spouses� attitude than their colleagues in the other sectors under study, while the professional women in the government ministries and schools adjust better with regards to punctuality to work. Based on the findings, it was recommended that sectors where professional women exhibit lower adjustment capacity; policies should be relaxed to facilitate their balancing between their work and home.
Nonso Bisong , Pauline Ekuri and Uche Ajake , 2008. Professional Women�s Adjustment Patterns Towards Spouses� Attitude to Their Jobs. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5: 751-754.