Abstract:
This research aims to examine the effects of work-life balance on job satisfaction
and employee commitment: a moderating effect of gender. Primary data were
gathered from the teaching staff of all University of Cape Coast (UCC)
specifically, from five (5) colleges. The total number of teaching staff were 739
consisting of 583 males and 156 females, 400 questionnaires were distributed out
of which 300 were retrieved for the data analysis. Quantitative research approach
was used for the research The data gathered was analyzed using PLS-SEM (Smart
PLS 3) and Statistical Package for Social sciences (SPSS version 23.0). Findings
indicates that, gender does not statistically moderate the predictive relationship
between work-life balance and job satisfaction at University of Cape Coast
although gender had a negative insignificant association with job satisfaction.
Again, gender has no moderating effect on work-life balance and commitment of
employees in University of Cape Coast. All the various components of work-life
balance have some statistically significant weak associations with both employee
commitment and job satisfaction among staff at the University of Cape Coast.
Based on the findings, it is recommended that the design and implementation of
work-life balance policies should be tailored to all manner of workers without
discrimination particularly on staff gender in the university as far as the quest to
enhancing job satisfaction and employee commitment is concerned.
