SPEAKER 6 WOMAN
Speaker 1
00:02
My topic is on formal employment and family stability among career women. The first wait. Formal
employment and family stability among career women.
Speaker 1
00:28
Okay.
Speaker 1
00:29
So the first question is, do you think your job affects quality time with your family?
Speaker 2
00:40
I don't think my job has affected my family because I gave birth early. As the mother, I give it early. So
why they are going to scour my business really affect them.
Speaker 1
00:55
How has your employment affected your marital satisfaction?
Speaker 2
01:05
My employment?
Speaker 1
01:06
Yes. How has it affected your marital satisfaction?
Speaker 2
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01:14
Because I set boundaries for my family and my workers.
Speaker 1
01:19
Okay.
Speaker 2
01:20
I set boundary. There's a limit to where they can go. There's limits to what I can tell them to do. So I
basically I know most of the things so I don't get them involved. My family issue or getting too close. I
set boundaries.
Speaker 2
01:34
Okay, next question. Do you experience challenges balancing your job and family life? .
Speaker 3
02:19
Like I said, my kids are in boarding school. They're in boarding school.
Speaker 1
02:23
Yeah.
Speaker 2
02:24
So it gives you sensible business doesn't affect me at all.
Speaker 1
02:28
Okay.
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Speaker 1
02:29
Describe any major challenges you face as a career woman in balancing work and family life.
Speaker 2
02:42
I think where the problem is this at times when there is no mobility. Like mobile. If you're not on mobile,
like you don't have a car.
Speaker 1
02:51
Yes.
Speaker 2
02:52
So you don't want to start carrying your children around jumping bus. Just leave the child with your
parents.
Speaker 1
02:59
Okay.
Speaker 2
03:00
Leave my child to my parents and I'll go school on weekends. My workplace is nearby so it doesn't stress
me. But when I want to take the child to school sometimes is stressful. So I set time. I, My cooking is
once in a week. I don't cook all the time. So whenever they want to eat, there's always food in the fridge
for them to eat. Thats if they're around. And when I get back I go to bring my children, my child back
home. So it’s like that, they can even bring my child for me to my house because my workplace is nearby.
Speaker 1
03:50
Okay.
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Speaker 1
03:50
The next question is how do you manage conflict as a result of work related issues with your spouse?
Speaker 3
04:05
My spouse goes to work in the morning and I go to work too very early.
Speaker 1
04:10
Yes.
Speaker 3
04:11
I'm always back before he comes back from work.
Speaker 1
04:14
Okay.
Speaker 2
04:15
If I'm at Home I've prepared the food. Because my workplace is nearby, I prepare the food. So whenever I
come, there's only food for him. We don't have conflict in terms of maybe, “why didn’t you go to market,
“Why are you coming late?”. A matter of timing. Myself, when I get back from work, I immediately head
out for the market so it doesn't disturb.
Speaker 1
04:40
Okay, Okay.
Speaker 1
04:42
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The next question is. Does your employment ever cause tension in your marriage or relationship?
Speaker 2
04:52
No, It doesn’t.
Speaker 1
04:54
What strategies help you manage your work and family responsibilities?
Speaker 2
05:04
Like I said, it is timing.
Speaker 1
05:06
Yes.
Speaker 2
05:06
I wake up, I have a washing machine. I wash my clothes very early. While it’s washing the clothes, I'm
taking care of the kids. They're having their baths.
Speaker 1
05:15
Yes.
Speaker 2
05:15
I've already prepared my food a day before. So once the kids are going to school, my spouse is going to
work. I drop off the kids and then I head off to [Link] like I said, it is just timing. It is just timing.
Speaker 1
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05:33
Okay, next question is. Does your spouse support your career?
Speaker 2
05:44
A bit not, I’ll not say 100% I’ll just say 50%.
Speaker 1
05:51
What advice would you give to your younger women trying to build careers while maintaining stable
family lives?
Speaker 2
06:03
Said if you are young and you want to build your career. If you are. If you have a child at the same time
want to start business career it is very good except you have a second hand like somebody to assist. Like
somebody that assist you. But if there's that can assist you can get yourself, you can be on the move. So
like I said, time yourself wake up by 4. Do skills husband is going to work on you are going to school.
Okay, it's time for the child to resume school. It's just matter of time waking up early. Do the necessary
before serving your house ready before it's just matter of if you decide to get was my house girl. Okay, so
young couples or young ladies are trying to come to do whatever I want to do. Just time yourself.
Speaker 1
07:15
Okay.
Speaker 2
07:17
If this school fine if it's full time. If it's full, that means you're taking your child to the school. Maybe you
have to come up with your child. But if this time there you can have time for yourself. So I always advise
part time. For young ladies that are coming up that just go always applied part time it is easier for them to
run the family. They are doing part time study. If you are doing full time study, it's only difficult because
of the children's advice. Part time study is better. You wake up early then take it off from there.
Speaker 1
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07:51
Okay, then the last question.
Speaker 2
07:55
Have you ever felt pressure to choose between career advancement and family responsibilities?
Speaker 3
08:09
Like I said, it can be. It's an individual interest. It has never occurred to me.
Speaker 1
08:27
Okay.
Speaker 2
08:28
To me.
Speaker 1
08:30
Okay, that's all. That concludes the interview. Thank you very much.
SPEAKER 7 WOMAN
Speaker 1: 00:00
I have just 10 questions for you as a career woman.
Speaker 2: 00:05
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Okay.
Speaker 1: 00:06
The first question is do you think your job affects quality time with your family, your children and your
husband?
Speaker 2: 00:17
Well, not really. Everything depends on planning. Not really.
Speaker 3: 00:26
Okay.
Speaker 1: 00:27
So the second question is how has your employment affected your marital satisfaction?
Speaker 2: 00:39
Well, you know, I can't really say it is affecting it except for sometimes when you need to deliver on
some pressing jobs. Yes, Ma, that's not really affected. It's not negatively like that. Like that. There are
some few itches, but not bad.
Speaker 1: 01:03
Yes.
Speaker 2: 01:05
Okay.
Speaker 3: 01:05
Okay.
Speaker 1: 01:06
The third question is, do you experience challenges balancing your job and family life?
Speaker 2: 01:14
Yes, there's. There are challenges all interfere with the other. But with a lot of hindsight and a lot of
balancing, one was able to at least do something about it.
Speaker 3: 01:36
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Yes. Okay.
Speaker 1: 01:38
The next question is describe any major challenges you face as a career woman in balancing work and
family life.
Speaker 2: 01:56
The major problem really is sometimes when the job, when you come back from the office, you
sometimes feel tired, you want to rest, but at the same time you need to take care of the family. Family
fund.
Speaker 1: 02:17
Yes.
Speaker 2: 02:18
Where you don't have somebody that is assisting you at home, it could be. It could be the. The pressure
could be much.
Speaker 1: 02:26
Yes.
Speaker 2: 02:27
But situation where you have people at home that assists, it's sometimes better. Sometimes when you
don't have somebody that assists you at home, it can be very challenging.
Speaker 1: 02:44
Okay.
Speaker 1: 02:44
The next question is how do you manage conflicts as a result of work related issues with your spouse?
Speaker 2: 02:54
That one is as a career woman that you know you might need to travel, you are. You must be able to
multitask.
Speaker 1: 03:03
Yes.
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Speaker 2: 03:04
When situation like that arises, you need to employ a lot of patience, lot of tolerance. You need to look at
things from your spouse's point of view. I believe that with lot of patience there is nothing that you cannot
achieve. Just to be patient. And when is a bit calm, you can always sit down and talk about it. Everybody
will know where areas that are, areas that they have aged and make amendments.
Speaker 1: 03:38
Okay.
Speaker 1: 03:41
The next question is, does your employment ever cause tension in your marriage or relationship?
Speaker 2: 03:50
No. I don't see why? I don't see any tension in my part. Don't think so.
Speaker 1: 03:59
Okay.
Speaker 1: 04:01
What strategies help you manage your work and family responsibilities?
Speaker 2: 04:07
Everything depends on planning. You make sure you allocate time for everything.
Speaker 1: 04:12
Yes.
Speaker 2: 04:13
You should be able to know when it is time to manage your home. Let's let the work stay and when you
are in the office, give it the right attention.
Speaker 1: 04:26
Yes ma.
Speaker 2: 04:26
So that there won't be spillover that will affect your home.
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Speaker 1: 04:31
Yes, okay.
Speaker 1: 04:32
Does your spouse support your career?
Speaker 2: 04:39
Yes, he does.
Speaker 3: 04:42
Okay.
Speaker 1: 04:43
What advice would you. You give to younger women trying to build careers while maintaining stable
family lives?
Speaker 2: 04:51
Yes, they should look, they should be very patient and they should ensure that any man they want to
marry must share their vision, must be able to encourage them, and the person must be the share
somebody that will be glad for them that they are progressing. They should be conscious of toxic people. I
don't really want their partner to go so that they will not fall victim of a. A partner that is always very sad
when they are progressing.
Speaker 1: 05:31
Okay, last question is. Have you ever felt pressure to choose between career advancement and family
responsibilities?
Speaker 2: 05:42
Hello. I didn’t get that.
Speaker 3: 05:44
Okay.
Speaker 1: 05:45
Have you ever felt pressure to choose between career advancement and family responsibilities?
Speaker 2: 05:54
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No.
Speaker 3: 05:55
Okay.
Speaker 2: 05:56
The. I don't. I don't. The only time I had such thing was when I was writing my professional exams. And
since I could not and I need to write professional exams, I need to take care of my family. So for some
time I had to let go of the professional exams. So when my children were growing and I had more time on
my hands, I went back and I took the exams and I was fine.
Speaker 1: 06:25
Excellent.
Speaker 1: 06:26
Okay, that will conclude the interview session. Thank you very much, Ma.
SPEAKER 8 WOMAN
Speaker 1
So the. The topic is on formal employment and family stability among career women. The first question
is, do you think your job affects quality time with your family, your children and your husband?
Speaker 2
00:21
Not really. Because of my kind of job? Not really. Yes.
Speaker 1
00:27
Okay.
Speaker 1
00:28
How high?
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Speaker 1
00:31
Okay.
Speaker 2
00:32
Specifically.
Speaker 3
00:33
Okay.
Speaker 2
00:34
Because I work with the Military. So not really.
Speaker 1
00:36
Okay.
Speaker 2
00:38
I close on time.
Speaker 1
00:39
Okay.
Speaker 2
00:40
I close by four.
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Speaker 1
00:42
Okay.
Speaker 2
00:43
So that I think that's the advantage.
Speaker 1
00:45
Okay.
Speaker 1
00:47
How has your employment affected your marital satisfaction?
Speaker 2
01:28
I think the only challenges I'm having is my kids because I don't have anyone assisting me.
Speaker 1
01:36
Yes, ma'.
Speaker 2
01:37
Am. So once they close on time by, let me say three o'. Clock.
Speaker 1
01:40
Yes.
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Speaker 2
01:42
By four.
Speaker 1
01:42
Yes.
Speaker 2
01:43
Because there's no other persons to pick them except me or the father.
Speaker 1
01:46
Yes, sir.
Speaker 2
01:47
Then that's where sometimes I have challenges. So I have to go before four and all that.
Speaker 1
01:52
Okay.
Speaker 1
01:53
Do you experience challenges balancing your job and family life?
Speaker 2
01:59
Yes. Hmmmmm, not always, not always.
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Speaker 1
02:03
Okay.
Speaker 1
02:05
Describe any major challenges you face as a career woman in balancing work and family life is.
Speaker 2
02:14
It’s the part of the kids, the children specifically.
Speaker 2
02:18
Yes, the children.
Speaker 2
02:20
The children is the only challenge I have. The only challenge.
Speaker 1
02:29
How do you manage conflict as a result of work related issues with your spouse?
Speaker 2
02:37
So we do have conflict sometimes on the aspect of these children because sometimes he will not be
available. Like you know, last week I have a training on Monday I have a training. My training finish five.
Speaker 1
02:58
Yes, ma.
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Speaker 2
02:59
He didn't tell me that you will not be willing to able to pick them.
Speaker 1
03:03
Yes, ma.
Speaker 2
03:03
He now left the children till 5 o'. Clock, People that close by 3.
Speaker 1
03:08
Yes, ma.
Speaker 2
03:08
I have to call somebody to go and pick them.
Speaker 1
03:11
Yes.
Speaker 2
03:12
From their school for me. Yes. So I think we have a little back and forth.
Speaker 1
03:16
Okay.
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Speaker 1
03:19
Does your employment ever cause tension in your marriage or relationship?
Speaker 2
03:27
Employment causing tension? No, no.
Speaker 1
03:30
Okay.
Speaker 1
03:32
What strategies help you manage your work and family responsibilities?
Speaker 2
03:38
Okay. Like for instance, I do my work. Most of the tedious work.
Speaker 1
03:46
Yes.
Speaker 2
03:47
I do it like during the weekdays at night. Majorly.
Speaker 1
03:51
Yes.
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Speaker 2
03:54
Like washing.
Speaker 1
04:06
The next question is, does your spouse support your career?
Speaker 2
04:11
Yes.
Speaker 1
04:14
The next question is, what advice would you give to younger women trying to build careers while
maintaining stable family lives.
Speaker 2
04:23
Okay. The advice I'll give for them to look for a job they'll be able to manage to help them manage their
family.
Speaker 1
04:30
Yes.
Speaker 2
04:32
Look for a job and a business to manage your family.
Speaker 1
04:35
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Yes.
Speaker 1
04:38
The last question is, have you ever felt pressure to choose between career advancements and family
responsibilities?
Speaker 2
04:48
No.
Speaker 1
04:50
Okay. Thank you. That is all the questions I have to ask.
Speaker 2
04:56
Okay.
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