WORK-LIFE BALANCE STUDY FOCUSED ON SAUDI WORKING WOMEN

Abstract

Work-life balance is a term used to describe the balance between an individual’s professional and personal life. A healthy work-life balance assumes great significance for working women particularly in the current context in which both, the family and the workplace have posed several challenges and problems for women. This study was conducted to investigate, and understand issues related to work-life balance for working- women in Saudi Arabia. This work was done based on quantitative method. Survey questionnaire was used for data collection.  The survey results showed that women highly consider their children security as their first problem when they are at work. Majority of women do not consider working overtime as they prefer more time to be spent with the family.  Flexible working hours and reduced work pressure were also found to have an important role for Saudi women overcoming work-life imbalance. Result showed that the Saudi working woman are not obsessed with any of the factors affecting their work except their children.

Keywords: Working women, obstacles, work-life balance, challenges, personal life.