Women's Work-Life Balance: Compensation is the Key

The increase in the level of literacy, standard of living, changing societal attitudes, and a quest for economic independence are considered to increase female employment. However, elements, including responsibilities towards family, job demands, reduced autonomy in jobs, and increased work hours, are expected to reduce female employment. The education sector is the largest employer of women in India and is undergoing rapid changes because of multiple demands from stakeholders. This study investigates the status of work–life balance (WLB) among female non instructional staff at private universities. Moreover, motivations to work, challenges, work pressure, and their mental and physical health-related outcomes have been studied. The study indicates that most female employees do not exhibit low WLB, challenges, and problems caused by work pressure. Motivations to work, demographic factors, marital status, number of hours per week, working overtime, management's commitment to improve WLB, time for personal wellbeing do not affect WLB perception in female employees; instead, satisfactory compensation is a distinguishing factor influencing WLB perception. The study suggests that female employees do not perceive higher challenges or work pressure as much as they consider their satisfaction with their compensation.