JIMS8M: The Journal of Indian Management & Strategy

This article addresses work-life balance across genders. Both men and women reported experiencing work life imbalance. Organisational efforts at providing a supportive work environment are appreciated as it goes a long way towards enhancing work life balance. Indian organisations are trying to enable work life balance through initiatives including flexi hours’ time, part time work, provision of child care facilities. These initiatives are quite similar to those that are provided in other countries. No doubt, this is a promising trend. Yet, the study has revealed that respondents in this sample have reported their inability to balance work and home. In the light of this observation, the article suggests the need to improve work life balance practices to enable employees to balance their lives. This will ensure a congenial work place for employees and make work more meaningful to them. It would also help India to elevate its position in the Happiness factor, which is 122 currently out of 155 nations.