Understanding work-life balance: a case of schools in West Delhi, India

In the fast-changing professional world, the concept of work-life balance is becoming increasingly important. Work demands are escalating with each passing day in all fields of work. The idea of work-life balance started to gain momentum ever since women joined the workforce and thereby started to play multiple roles in their lives. The education sector was considered to be the most relaxed sphere of working a couple of decades ago. However, now even this field has come under work pressures, thereby disturbing the personal-professional balance of life. This paper seeks to understand the work-life scenario of school teachers and the influence of demographic variables on work-life balance. It finds that gender influences the work-life balance, while other demographic variables do not affect it. Towards the end, suggestions are offered to balance the system for both the teachers and the schools