The Role of Family-work Conflict, Self-confidence on Leadership Aspirations of Women in Banking Sector
Volume 04 Issue 1
Authors
Ghulam Kalsoom, Kanwal Hussain, Zuhair Abbas, Arsalan Nawaz
Keywords
Family-Work Conflict, Self-Confidence, Leadership Aspirations, Organization Culture, Banking Sector
Citation in APA style
Kalsoom, G., Hussain, K., Abbas, Z. & Nawaz, A. (2026). The Role of Family-work Conflict, Self-confidence on Leadership Aspirations of Women in Banking Sector . Journal of Business Sectors, 4(1), 19–28. https://doi.org/10.62222/SRKS3334
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Abstract
Research background:
Drawing on glass-ceiling and self-efficacy theories, this study examines how social and psychological factors shape women’s leadership aspirations in Pakistan’s banking sector. The focal factors are family–work conflict, self-confidence, and diversity climate.
Purpose of the article:
The study further investigates the moderating role of family support and the mediating role of organizational culture in explaining women’s leadership aspirations.
Methods:
Survey data were collected from 214 female employees in Pakistan’s banking sector. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was applied to test the proposed hypotheses.
Findings & Value added:
The findings show a significant positive direct relationship between self-confidence and leadership aspirations, whereas family–work conflict has no direct effect. Diversity climate exhibits a significant direct association with leadership aspirations; however, its indirect effect via organizational culture is not significant. Organizational culture emerges as a key mediator in the relationship between self-confidence and leadership aspirations. The study contributes empirical evidence on how psychological and social factors interact to shape women’s leadership aspirations and advances the literature by examining an under-researched setting—Pakistan’s banking sector in a developing-country context.