기혼여성의 일-가정 양립에 영향을 미치는 요인 분석: 사회적 지원의 효과를 중심으로

This study aims to analyze the factors affecting the work-family balance of married working women, based on the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Family from 2007 to 2010. This study examines the impact of family support, family-friendly policies, organizational culture, and child-care service on work-family conflict and work-family enhancement. The empirical results show that family-supportive culture has a significant effect on work-family balance, while maternity protection programs do not. At home, married working women prefer emotional support from their husbands such as caring and encouragement. However, child-care services do not have a significant effect, contrary to the expectations. These results have some implications for human resource management and policy for addressing the low fertility rate. First, it is important to build a more family-supportive climate in the workplace. This suggests that organizational culture is critical in terms of family-friendly policies. Second, family members should share responsibility for housework and child-rearing and increase awareness of gender equality. Third, policy makers need to consider quality of child care service rather than just using the service. Thus, government has to improve the service and expand expenditures on a wide range of public programs.