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This study borders on motivating female employees in Nigerian organisations in order to widen
possibilities for business growth, high performance and organisational commitment. It is also
about the impacts of work-life balance (WLB) on the commitment and motivation of women
employees in Nigeria. Thus, the main thrust of this paper is to articulate how WLB affects these
variables: women’s commitment and motivation in bringing about better organisational
performance particularly at the turn of the millennium when organisations are in a constant
flux of competition and change precipitated largely by the pressures of ascendancy of women’s
involvement in work-related activities, the descent of patriarchy and above all postmodernist
pressure. The realities of African (Nigerian) patriarchal society have brought about serious
challenges for women employees both at home and in organisations causing them to be
pressured, which is largely responsible for the nature of motivation and commitment they bring
to work. To this end, this paper will be exploring how to enhance (Nigerian) women employees’
motivation to bring about commitment for better organisational performance, given their
perceived interests to get paid employment as precipitated by pressures of work-life imbalance
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