Educated Working Women and Their Work-Life Conflict and Work-Life Balance

It is a fact that women are effectively supporting men in financial perspectives since ages but different problems such as attitude and prejudice of society members adversely affect the utilization of their talent and working abilities .The objectives of this study were to (a) find out the work life...

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Published inPakistan journal of gender studies Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 105 - 126
Main Authors Mahmood, Munazza, Rizvi, Syed Asad Abbas, Bibi, Memoona
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.09.2018
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Summary:It is a fact that women are effectively supporting men in financial perspectives since ages but different problems such as attitude and prejudice of society members adversely affect the utilization of their talent and working abilities .The objectives of this study were to (a) find out the work life conflict and work-life balance of working women’ (b) explore up to what extent problems related to work-life conflict and work-life balance are affecting their work and family, (c) investigate the perceptions of working women to balance the work and family. A sample of 65 working women from different fields i.e. teachers, doctors and bankers was selected through stratified convenient sampling technique. Five Points Likert scale was used as instrument to collect data. Data were analysed by calculating Mean and presented in Bar Charts. On the basis of findings it is concluded that status of working women and work-life balance is affected by many problems including work-load, family support, harassment, fear and anxiety etc. It is recommended that proper check and balance, equal chance of decision making and security level of the working women in their work place might be maintained for work-life balance of working women.
ISSN:2072-0394
2663-8886
DOI:10.46568/pjgs.v17i1.12