Are Working Women Able to Manage their Work Life Balance?

Author(s)

Amandeep Kaur Sidhu and Rajni Saluja

Affiliations

1. Assistant Professor, Khalsa College, Patiala (Punjab)
2. Assistant Professor, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Amloh (Punjab)

Abstract

In the era of 21st century, women have come out of their protective shells to face the world outside. The have broken the shackles of traditions and customs. They have become earning members of the society. But we still live in male dominated society. At office woman is boss but at home she is daughter, wife, and mother. She is expected to work at both the places with equal efficiency. This creates challenge and problem for working females. The question arises whether they able to balance their work and life. Need of the hour is to develop and disseminate research findings for the corporate and government to frame policies and strategies in order to maintain WLB among working women. The study will help to reduce problems of stress, absenteeism, turnovers, divorces and decline birth rate and extra martial affairs among women. This study attempts to find out the factors that enables or constrains the performance of working women in both roles as well as coping mechanisms that facilitate women professionals to manage their dual – roles.

Keywords

Work Life Balance, Working Women, Banking and Insurance

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