Gender Relation Harmony and Carrier Aspiration

This study is conducted in order to analyze gender relations in the family of career women which is done in order to support a successful career in Syariah banking. A model of gender relations is reviewed from theory of gender and feminism, role and role reversal, as well as dual role conflicts which influence motivation and organizational commitment. The subjects have held several managerial positions in Great Malang’s Bank Umum Syariah, included nine managers engaged in marital relationship who had worked from 1 to 20 years. The results of this research exhibits that high social support from family, especially from husbands in the form of a harmonious gender relations between husband and wife is able to influence a career woman’s success. Based on consideration of certain condition (successful career is great performance in a woman’s career and managing the family), therefore in defining successful career women for having an impact on their organizational commitment, they could be categorized into three types are career woman who precedes career over family, career woman prioritizing both career and family in a balanced manner, and career woman who is concerned towards her family rather on career.