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A Study on the Obstacles Experienced by Women in Managing

Work-Life Balance

Authors: 

Anbu Grace¹

¹Department of Commerce (Accounting & Finance)

Women’s Christian College, Chennai

(Affiliated to University of Madras)

Abstract - The study was primarily aimed to examine the barriers faced by females in balancing work and life aspects. It emerges from a thorough literature review and analysis of a prior studies that there are a few of the major barriers which women encounter during this area.

The most vital aspect is the unequal division of home responsibilities, childcare along with households takes maximum workload on women which may leave more stress, tiredness and balancing difficulty with job duties.

The other major area becomes the existences of harsh and indirect discriminatory treatment along with gender bias in offices. Women are constantly subjected to indirect or direct discrimination in form of limited promotion in career, low compensation and non-facilitating environments within an organization. This makes women to have relatively hard times towards making progress in their careers and balancing their lives at workplaces.

The study, therefore, concludes with the deep complexity women face in attaining a true work-life balance. A muti-dimensional approach, combining corporate, societal, and individual initiatives will be needed to eradicate such a situation. Gender equality, flexible work practices, and promotion into workplace cultures will allow for the improvement of a more balancing and equal work environment for women.

Key Words:  work-life balance, gender bias, discrimination, low compensation, limited promotion, flexible work practices