| Summary: | Productivity is very crucial to the sustenance and forward movement of any establishment. It has been observed that there are various factors that can hinder productivity among employee in an Organization. Hence this study focused on influence of role conflict, promotion anxiety and financial stress on productivity among married female research scientists in Oyo state. The survey was conducted on sixty (80) married female research scientists selected from four research institute in Ibadan, using a two-stage random sampling procedure. A structured questionnaire known as Role Conflict, Promotion Anxiety, Financial Stress and Productivity (RCPAFSPR) was used in collecting data. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha, the resulting reliability was 0.86. The data collected was subjected to Pearson moment correlation and regression analysis. It was observed that there were positive relationships between role conflict and promotion anxiety and financial stress and promotion anxiety. The three variables jointly contributed to the married female research scientists’ productivity. The relative contribution of each variable shows that only role-conflict and financial stress contributed significantly. It is, therefore, recommended that One-on-one mentoring should be given to married female research scientists to provide them opportunity to ask questions, obtain feedbacks and invaluable advice about how to manage the demands of a work/life balance from mentors.
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