An Impact of Work Life Balance and Stress Management among Women Employees of IT Companies in Delhi: A Conceptual Study
Author : Shikha Gupta and Simran Jain
Abstract :
Work life balance is adjusting our day to day activities to achieve a sense of balance between both work life and personal life. Balancing the demands of a busy lifestyle is not at all an easy thing to do, but is best managed by regularly reviewing and assessing your priorities properly. With this comes stress. Each and every person experiences stress at some or the other stage in their life. Stress is a way by which we come to know that there is something that is causing us concern in our life and is affecting how we are thinking and feeling as well. Work related stress is a growing and a common problem around the world that affects not only the employees’ health but also wellbeing and the productivity of organizations. Stress in corporate may be because of several reasons such as mental stress, work pressure, conflicts between colleagues, competitions etc. This research is undertaken to study the impact of Work life Balance and Stress Management among the women employees working in IT Companies along with the factors affecting the work life balance. To conduct this study, secondary data is used to understand and find the conclusions. It was found that a number of factors are involved in determining the Work Life Balance and Imbalance of any individual which plays a critical role in his/her personal and professional life. In conclusion, it is suggested that Work-Life Balance and stress management is not a problem to be solved; it is just a constant issue which needs to be managed.
Keywords :
Work life balance, stress management, women employees, productivity, work pressure.