An Analysis on Impact of Lockdown on Working Women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarita Rana
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Household Work ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The Family

Work from home during lockdown has become the need of the hour. Due to challenge posed by pandemic covid-19, work from home was the only option to continue business as well as job of the employees. Work from home is equally applicable to men and women, but the problem faced by women is acute as the women are expected to take care of household work and family responsibilities. quality time has been complimented when it is talked about work-life balance. The problem of the work and householdpressure has increased the difficulty of women. This study with the sample size of 120 working women was conducted to analyze the effect of lockdown on working women, to find out the difficulties and challenges faced by them and to explore the positive impact of lockdown. The data was collected from respondent through well designed questionnaire. After analyzing, results show that the women have been able to get time for themselves and the family too and are found contented.

A Study to Comprehend Quality Time Management of Working Women for the Family

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goldie Zaki
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Household Work ◽  
Family Responsibility ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The Family

The term quality time has been complimented when it is talked about work-life balance. The problem of spending quality time applies to both the parents, but it becomes more important when it comes to working women. This is for the reason that woman is the heart of the family and has to entail the entire family coupled with household work. The demands and pressures of work makes it difficult for women to spend quality time with their family. This study with the sample size of 120 working women was conducted to comprehend whether the women are able give quality time to their family, to find out the difficulties and challenges faced by them and to explore steps taken by her to fulfill family responsibility. The data was collected from respondent through well designed questionnaire. After analyzing, results show that the women have become smart and due to awareness about the role as a parent, they are able to give quality time to their family

scholarly journals Balancing Work Life and Family Life: Problems and Remedies

Pravaha ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-232
Author(s):  
Tej Narayan Prasad Nepali
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Simple Task ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Life Balance

Work- family balance” is a term that refers to an individual’s perceptions of the degree to which s/he is experiencing positive relationships between work and family roles, where the relationships are viewed as compatible and at equilibrium with each other. Like a fulcrum measuring the daily shifting weights of time and energy allocation between work and family life, the term, “workfamily balance,” provides a metaphor to countervail the historical notion that work and family relationships can often be competing, at odds, and conflicting.There was a time when the boundaries between work and home were fairly clear. Today, however, work is likely to invade our personal life — and maintaining work-life balance is no simple task. Family work balance is a complex issue that involves financial values, gender roles, career path, time management and many other factors. Every person and couple will have their own preferences and needs. The problem of maintaining a balance between work life and family life is not a new one. But in the recent few years social scientists have started paying more attention to it. Now there is growing concern in Nepal and experts are of the view that a constant struggle to balance both sets of life will have serious implications on the health of an employee.The seriousness of this problem increases many times in the cases of women workers in our society which is a traditional one and where women are still supposed to have greater family responsibilities. They are expected to look after their children, entertaining the guest, taking care of their parents, in laws and other elderly members of their families as also managing kitchen and other household affairs. Neglecting any of these responsibilities for the sake of discharging work in office or in other institutions where they are employed is not tolerated by their husbands and other male members of the society. We talk of women empowerment but we fail to understand the problems which working women are facing in the tradition bound society like of ours. The study is a pioneering work to investigate into this problem. It is a modest attempt to understand the manner in which women workers try to maintain balance between their work and family lives. The study also explores the ways and means by which female workers can be enabled to maintain proper balance between the two sets of their lives. The findings of this study may be of great use to employers, and business executives as well, who have now come to realize that the responsibility to maintain a healthy work life balance rests on both the organisation and employee. Pravaha Vol. 24, No. 1, 2018, Page: 217-232

scholarly journals Influence of sense of coherence on work-life balance at the South African public service

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 206-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abe N. Ethel ◽  
Ziska Fields ◽  
Atiku O. Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
The South ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Life Balance

The inability of workers to achieve balance between work and family responsibilities has led to heightened incidence of illnesses associated with stress. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the role of Sense of Coherence (SOC) on the achievement of work life balance by focusing on individual managers at a municipality in the South African public service. These individual managers often struggle with work-life balance (WLB) challenges like HIV/AIDS, relational tension, single parenthood, child and elder care, alcohol and substance abuse, debt and financial issues, absence of job autonomy, function vagueness/role conflict and job stress. A sequential transformative mixed methods research design is adopted. Data were collected using self-report questionnaire administered to 364 individual managers; additional eleven members of top management were interviewed. Quantitative data gathered are analyzed using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 to test the reliability and validity of the instrument as well as the bivariate association between the variables. NVIVO is used in organizing qualitative data for ease of content analysis. The findings indicate that SOC should be considered when designing strategies to address employee work-life needs. Furthermore, it confirmed that the presence of strong SOC does not lead to achievement of WLB

scholarly journals Impact of work-life balance on job satisfaction of women doctors

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuradha ◽  
Mrinalini Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women Doctors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

In the competitive era of today, women have to battle hard to establish their individuality in the society, as well as in professional life. Work-life balance is the major problem in the life of working women. The study covers work-life balance of women doctors of private hospitals of Jharkhand. This study helps to understand the impact of work-life balance on job satisfaction. Regression analysis and ANOVA Test have been used to test the relationship between the variables. The study has found that work-life balance has positive impact on job satisfaction

scholarly journals Zadovoljstvo zaposlenih s podporo podjetja pri usklajevanju dela in družine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Kepic ◽  
Mojca Bernik ◽  
Jasmina Žnidaršič
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
The Family ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Work Family

The fast paced lifestyle in the technologically advanced era, brings many challenges in the field of work-family balance. For a good business performance, customer satisfaction and a positive impact on the environment, it is important for a company to have satisfied employees. Many successful companies are aware that the key to having productive and satisfied employees is also to understand and promote workfamily balance. This awareness is slowly growing in Slovenian companies and therefore the acquisition of the Family-Friendly Company certificate has been actively pursued since 2006. With the help of the Family-Friendly Company certificate, companies are able to retain the best talents and gain the moral loyalty of employees. Based on the study of literature and previous research, the article presents the situation in the field of work-life balance in Slovenia. The results of a survey conducted in a selected company are presented in the following article. The results of the analysis showed that the employees of the studied company are on average satisfied with the familyfriendly measures and that there is a difference in the success of work-life balance according to gender. Based on the results, possible improvements in the studied area are also suggested.

Work-Life Balance of Women Employees in Service sector: A Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sonali Ramesh Kshirsagar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
At Home

An employed mother is carrying the pains of her child crying at home till she returns at home indicating separation anxiety; a Father is stressed on the work spot resulting of his known negligence for his family. It has a great influence on overall quality of life.  Of course the art of doing lies in balancing among work, non-work and family aspects of life. Work and quality of life: QWL provides for the balanced relationship among work, non-work and family life should not be strained by working hours, including business travel, transfers, vacations etc. The research study was focused on Women Employee Work-Life Balance of service sector namely Academics, Banks and Health care sector of Aurangabad Region on a pilot study basis . An Attempt was done to study the existence of work-life balance problem among the working women in the specified area which can be executed on a large sample later on. It was tried to examine how the factors affecting work-life balance influence quality of life of married working women.

DETERMINANTS OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE FOR WORKING MOTHERS

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vibhuti Tripathi ◽  
Sakshi Misra Shukla ◽  
Kadambari Randev
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Working Mother ◽  
Main Research

Despite the growing prominence in the work force, working mothers are still found to be juggling hard between work and family responsibilities with their increasing share of dilemmas and disparities. The paper studies the determinants of work life balance of working mothers and the potential sources of stress specific to working mothers and their consequences. The study addresses the main research objective which was to find out solutions to ease the dilemma that a working mother encounters while dividing her energy and capabilities between parenting, work, relationships and self. The survey was conducted in the city of Allahabad and 100 working mothers were surveyed on a structured questionnaire. SPSS software was used to analyze the data with the help of statistical tools like frequency, cross tabulation, chi square and Z test. The major findings of the survey highlighted that working mothers are mostly stressed with their primary responsibility of motherhood to the extent of forgetting one’s own well-being and physical health. The study recommends significant ways to balance work and family and achieve the most desired contentment of a working mother. The study reassures working mothers by reinventing, evolving and transitioning positively through the trials of working motherhood with knowledge, practice, strength and fulfillment. The modern work environment needs to reconsider the special needs of this working population, changing its orientation from male dominance to gender neutrality and parenting friendly behavior. Last but not the least, the family as a whole, needs to adjust accordingly, to the needs of the working mother so as to allow a healthier family to develop and grow consistently.

scholarly journals Armonizando trabajo y familia en Bogotá-Colombia: la conexión doméstica

Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (29) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Milagrosa Hernáez García ◽  
Sandra Idrovo Carlier
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
Household Work ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Family ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Determinant Factor ◽  
Men’S Involvement

RESUMENEsta investigación busca conocer cómo el ámbito familiar, específicamente el trabajo doméstico, afecta el ámbito laboral, determinando si tiene importancia al conciliar Trabajo – Familia (TF). Es una investigación exploratoria, descriptiva y cualitativa, en la que se emplea la estratificación ya existente en Bogotá y que hace referencia a los niveles socioeconómicos (utilizando los estratos más altos, 5 y 6) aplicándola a varones y mujeres mayores de 40 años que estuvieran trabajando. Los resultados indican que el género es un factor determinante al asumir la responsabilidad del trabajo doméstico, y éste es importante tanto para varones como mujeres al tratar de conciliar TF.Palabras clave: trabajo, familia, conciliación, trabajo doméstico, Colombia Harmonizing work and family in Bogota-Colombia: the domestic connectionABSTRACTThis research looks at the work family interface in Colombia focusing on how the family domain, specifically household work, affects work and therefore determining if it has any relevance in the harmonizing of W-F. It is exploratory, descriptive and mainly qualitative. A survey was handed to a pre-established socio-economical stratified sample of Bogota’s upper class population (5-6), men and women who were 40 years or older, and working. Results indicate that for men and women, household work plays an important role in balancing W-F. They also show a rise in men’s involvement with domestic chores, with gender still being a determinant factor of who assumes responsibility.Keywords: work, family, harmonizing, domestic, Colombia 

scholarly journals Perceptions and Coping Strategies: A Thematic Study on Work-Life Balance of Working Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabia Kibriya ◽  
Ibn-e- Hassan ◽  
Rehana Koussr
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Life Balance

The present study aims to explore different perceptions about the concept of work-life balance and the coping strategies used by working women to maintain this balance in the culturally unique context of Pakistan. The participation rate of working mothers has increased substantially in the labor force of Pakistan, creating problems for them in balancing their work and life responsibilities. Having a job with kids and family responsibilities comes in conflict with social and cultural values. This study adopted a qualitative research approach for in-depth exploration of the topic, engaged a snowball sampling technique to collect the data from 16 professional women using semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. The themes identification in this qualitative study is through the Braun & Clarke thematic six-phase approach. The main objective of the thematic analysis is to recognize themes; identify the significant data patterns, and achieve the research objectives. Thematic analysis revealed that the participants perceived work-life balance as a personal philosophy, managing both sides and event-based. Working women showed their faith in Allah and considered it the most helpful coping strategy. This faith gives them greater strength and courage to deal with problems. Pakistani working women frequently used various work-life balance coping strategies such as; support systems, time and stress management, determining priorities, and task crafting. The study implies that organizations should implement such HR policies and practices that support working women, providing them with child care centers and flexible schedules.

Education in the time of covid-19 lockdown - Academics the next level of covid warriors

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 3325-3331
Author(s):  
Dr. Nancy Prasanna Joseph Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Small Children ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
Culture Of Care ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Academic Year

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is influencing individuals' work-life balance over the globe. For scholastics, control approaches established by most nations have inferred an unexpected change to work from home, a progress to internet educating and tutoring, and an alteration of research works. In this paper we talk about in what way the COVID-19 emergency is influencing the work of academics. We contend that scholarly world must cultivate a culture of care, assist us with new focus on what is generally significant, and rethink greatness in educating and examination. Such re-direction can make scholastic practice more conscious and reasonable, presently during control yet in addition once the pandemic has passed. We finish up giving functional proposals on the best way to reestablish our training, which definitely involves re-surveying the social-mental, political, and ecological ramifications of scholastic exercises and our scale of values. Work from home turned into a need because of lockdown requirements. As governments are right now detailing conventions to permit organizations to resume their commercial establishments and reboot the economic juncture, a few colleges and educational institutions are continuing warily and making arrangements to provide teaching distantly toward the beginning of the new academic year. In any case, the pandemic has made it compulsory to work from home and this has demonstrated testing in various manners for the academics. The corona virus has closed down institutional offices, including research centers, libraries and documents, and halted field activities. Libraries are attempting their best to offer computerized assets; however a significant number of these have not been digitized or bought.  Be that as it may, reality paints an alternate picture. Academics have needed to figure out how to utilize new innovation rapidly to educate team up, and give understudy oversight. They have needed to locate a tranquil space in their homes - which is more diligently when the family unit remembers small children for need of recreation or self-teaching - to keep arranging and writing papers. Education organizations may be helpful, however they despite everything have a few desires for productiveness.

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