Work Life Balance and Stress Level of Working Women in India

In the 21st century, women employees has become an important subject since the time has changed from earning the family living in today's world where both ,men and women equally share the responsibility of earning foe the betterment of their family life. Work life balance focuses on two main aspects called achievement and enjoyment, Lakshmi and Gopinath, 2013. Work life balance is not the outcome of individual efforts, it involve the efforts of the organization, the employee, the family and the society in which all are embedded. Technologies advancements and new invention have impacted the socio cultural life styles in Indian homes in the midst of all this, the compelling needs for growth in all spheres, for individual as well as for organization has resulted in imbalance in the lives of the workforce, Sundaresan, 2014. Women have shown their presence in every thought. From spots to aeronautics, from politics to engineering, from medical professions to academics, women have contributed significantly in almost every field. Work life balance of women employee is viewed as an important domain of discussion among researchers in the few decades. Extra demands on female academic employees could contribute to their occupational stress and work life imbalance. This can ultimately give rise to negative consequences for achieving the organizational goals and meeting the needs of the employees working with them. Work life balance and job stress go parallel to each other. What seem to be important employees give on balancing their lives and effectiveness of workplace practices and policies in supporting them to achieve such a goal, Zaheer and Darakhshan, 2015. Dr. Poonam Vishwakarma | Dr. Pradhyuman Singh Lakhawat "Work Life Balance and Stress Level of Working Women in India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29591.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/hrm-and-retail-business/29591/work-life-balance-and-stress-level-of-working-women-in-india/dr-poonam-vishwakarma