A STUDY ON WORK LIFE BALANCE OF WOMEN WORKING IN IT SECTOR IN INDIA
Monalisha Patel, Khushi Malik,Chitrankshi Gupta, Aman Rai
Abstract
Work-life balance (WLB) is a major problem because of the many demands and challenges that women in the information technology sector face while trying to combine their personal and professional lives. This study aims to investigate the appropriate management of personal and professional life by Indian women employed in the IT sector. The paper integrates quantitative and qualitative data from more than 50 females IT workers who were polled and interviewed across Indian cities using a mixed-methods methodology. The research looks at the factors that affect women's capacity to balance work and personal life in the IT business, including working hours, workplace culture, family responsibilities, career ambitions, and social support.
This article also looks at how women's performance, contentment, and overall health are affected by work-life balance. The study found that work-family conflict, high levels of stress, and burnout are common among women in IT, and that these factors negatively affect the happiness, productivity, and health of these women. The paper also outlines a number of coping strategies and best practices that the women use to balance their personal and professional life, including negotiating, self-care, delegating, and time management. The article offers a number of suggestions and methods to help women in IT occupations achieve a better work-life balance, including childcare facilities, mentorship programs, flexible work schedules, and awareness campaigns.
By concentrating on the unique demands and experiences of women in India's technical advancements sector—a highly competitive and rapidly growing industry with a sizeable female workforce—the research contributes to the body of information on work-life balance. The report also offers some consequences and suggestions for more research, laws, and industrial practices in this area.
This paper says that how the women employees are balanced and Satisfied in IT sector and the factors that affect the work life balance of women employees are working hours, Job satisfaction, working condition, etc. Which are key indicators in terms of measuring the work-life balance of women’s working in IT sector.
