Abstract:
The role of women in society seems to be predefined in terms of cultural and physiological lines. Some
people think the woman is not capable of taking up some executive positions, because they are weak
and too feeble to handle certain kinds of work. However, the last decade has seen huge progress in the
employment of women in the formal sector. This study therefore explores the factors that affect the work
and family life of female lecturers. Data was generated from the administration of questionnaires on 105
women lecturers, who were conveniently selected from two public universities in the central region of
Ghana. Our findings from the study indicated that factors such as teaching large classes, lack of
teaching/learning materials, family responsibilities and pressure and demanding Deans and Heads of
Departments, affected female lecturers’ job performance. The results also suggest that females
academics involved in the study were least bothered about issues on their promotion and personal
goals. We recommended that University management would have to come to terms with the
requirements of managing tension among women to make the environment potentiating and favourable
so as to keep adroit women in higher education.
