Factors Influencing Work-Life Balance among Female School Teachers in Haryana State, India

Abstract

The present study explores the impact of various factors influencing the work life balance of female government school teachers. Work-Life balance is a term that is used to define the state of equilibrium in which the demands of personal, professional and family life are equal. The present study was conducted in randomly selected Hisar and Panipat districts of Haryana state. The data were collected from the government senior secondary schools of urban and rural area of selected districts. A list of female post graduate teachers employed in schools of urban and rural area was prepared in both the selected districts. Out of that list, a sample of 80 respondent (40 from urban and 40 from rural area) was selected randomly of both districts respectively. Thus, comprising a total sample size of 160 respondents. When comparing the factors affecting the work-life balance of female school teachers in rural and urban areas, a substantial difference was discovered. It was discovered that issues pertaining to work and family life had a greater impact on work-life balance in rural areas than in urban ones. The impact of factors influencing the work and personal lives of respondents from both urban and rural areas was found to be positively associated and significantly correlated with age, family size, spouse working status, annual family income, working hours at school, distance from home, and travel time. A significant difference was found in comparison of factors influencing the work life balance of female school teacher of urban and rural area and revealed that the factors related to work and family life affected the work life balance of rural area as compared to urban area. The support system from the family members also influence the work life balance of female school teachers.