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Problems Encountered by Female Faculty in Achieving Work-life Balance
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P.S. PRATHIBHA, M. PRABHU, DR.B. NEERAJA
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In this 21st century almost all families are in need of dual income. We are more into nuclear families. Parents don’t have time to spend whit their children, Life style of each individual is changing. Especially women in urban area are more prone to work life stress. There are women who work for 18 hours a day to meet their two ends. They need financial support for their children’s best education, improve standard of living and with expectations of better life for their next generation than their life. At time she may also be the bread winner for her family. Women sacrifice her wishes for the benefit of family members. Women compromises over her favored eats, movies, products only to see her family is safe and happy. Through this article an attempt is made by the researcher/ author to bring out the dreams dreamt, decisions taken, problems encountered, compromises made by women. Levels of satisfaction felt and the objectives achieved in the pursuit of their goals by women working especially as a teacher or for those who embrace teaching as their profession at different levels. The article also highlights about the various measures taken by women while in the profession to attain a work-life balance. Since balance cannot be achieved in anything, unless something or a certain level is accepted as a point of satiation, a woman, in general, going through the needed processes determines what her level of acceptance is. The level that a woman attains and accepts may be seen differently by different people. Measuring Level of satisfaction for each individual will differ as no one individual has same needs and demands. As a teacher and as a home maker is not an easy task for her. She should also see that her contribution to the department, to the society, to the university is also a important aspect for her. To balance at her work and at home she should also take care of administrative work in marking attendance, maintain the data base of her class students, coordinate the status of student with their parents etc. preparation of notes and question bank, sharing important topics etc. Conclusively it is therefore observed that the planning has to take into consideration the intensity of involvement – qualitatively and quantitatively on either side – the work and the life - in order to strike a right work-life balance to realize peace and happiness – without foregoing to deliver the due service in the field of education and the future of the students.
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Work Life Balance, Stress Management, Women Employees, Policy Makers.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.01.240
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