International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences

  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 11

All in a day's work: women work life challenges

  • Author:
  • Divya Malhan1, Bijendra Singh Yadav2, Surekha Dalal3
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 25 to 32

1Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Studies and Research, MDU, Rohtak

2University Research Scholar, Institute of Management Studies and Research, MDU, Rohtak

3Research Scholar, Institute of Management Studies and Research, MDU, Rohtak

Abstract

Dynamic world, dynamic organizations and dynamic relationships are the buzz words of today's environment. In this environment women workers from the dyad of dual career couples are facing tremendous challenges. There is a need to understand that it is the women who binds together both worlds. This hard worker must be given a thorough attention from both work and home fronts by understanding the challenges that she faces. In this review paper we found that the challenges faced by working women are multiple active roles for women, taking care of elders, prioritizing (setting priorities), prime responsibility of child care is of female in a social setup.

The aim of this paper is to examine the work-life challenges of women in everyday work and family life.

Keywords

Work-life balance, challenges, women workers, child care, elder care, prioritizing