A study on Work-Life Balance among Women Professionals in Mumbai

Work-Life Balance is an important topic in human resource management. This paper tries to understand the factors which influence work-life balance of women professionals in Mumbai. First, secondary data were collected from various articles and research papers obtained from Ebsco and Proquest. Then primary data were collected by doing a survey on 50 women professionals from companies and 50 women college professors. Both the sectors were evaluated on six sub-scales -job autonomy, fairness of rewards, organizational commitment, work exhaustion, perceived work over-load and work-family conflict. A regression analysis showed that all the above factors had an influence on work-life balance, but the most important factors found are organisational commitment and job autonomy. The Indian woman professional looks for supportive work places which provide a conducive work environment and gives them a free hand to handle their work responsibilities. This will help them to maintain a proper work-life balance.