Work life balance and women representation in leadership positions in Ugandan public universities

The article aims to examine the relationship between work life balance and women representation in leadership roles in public universities. The research was quantitative and cross-sectional in design. 280 employees completed a questionnaire survey to provide the data. Fourth-generation SmartPLS-SEM was used to analyze the data. Questionnaires were used to collect data. The findings showed that gender role attitudes and social roles two aspects of work-life balance do matter for the representation of women in leadership roles in Uganda’s public universities. This study contributes to the understanding of women’s representation in leadership roles by shedding light on whether work-life balance factors affect the number of women enrolled in leadership positions in Uganda’s public universities. The findings showed that gender role attitudes and social roles two aspects of work-life balance do matter for the representation of women in leadership roles in Uganda’s public universities. This implies that work life balance is a cornerstone for women representation in leadership positions.