Debunking The Myth Of Women And The Career/ Life Balance

The Career Life Balance And The Implications On The Working Woman

A healthy work-life balance is a central issue for working women particularly in the context in which care roles are disproportionately left to women because of prevailing social and gender norms, as these dynamics make it harder for women to consequently achieve the life-work balance.

Research related to the subject reveals that working women experience greater difficulty than men in balancing work and family. It also asserts that women experience conflict as there is a ‘job spill’ over into the home more frequently than a ‘home spill’ over into work.

A significant proportion of working women experience difficulty in balancing work and family due to excessive work pressure, too little time for themselves, and the need to fulfill others' expectations of themselves. The majority of the working women experience job spillover into the home as they have to put in longer hours.

Younger women employees especially (50 percent between the ages of 26 and 35) have had to leave their jobs at some point due to caregiving responsibilities.