Work Life Balance: A Comparative Study of Government and Private Sector Women Employees

Abstract

In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive world, maintaining a balance between work and family life has become a significant concern for many individuals, particularly women employees. Work–life balance refers to the ability to manage professional responsibilities while also dedicating sufficient time to personal life and other interests. This raises an important question: does the nature of one’s organization—whether in the government or private sector—affect this balance?. The present study is, therefore, an attempt to examine and compare work life balance among government and private sector women employees. The hypothesis posited that there would be no noteworthy distinction in the capacity of women who are employed in government sector and those who are working in private sector to establish a balance between their work life and personal life. A sample comprising 100 women, 50 government employee and 50 private employee ages between 20-60 years were randomly selected from Uttarakhand. The data were collected using Hyman’s (2005) work life balance scale and analysed by calculating mean, SD and ‘t’.