Abstract
The issues associated with balancing work and family are of paramount importance to
individuals, the organizations that employ them and the families that care for them. The
research attempts to explore the work-life balance issues for working women and
problems faced in managing work-life conflicts. Also, the objective is to determine how
working women strike a balance between conflicting work-life issues. Five key factors
are identified to evaluate the conflicting issues of work and life: Work Overload, Work
to Life Interference, Family to Work Interference, Self Time and Caregivers Responsibilities.
Furthermore, the research focuses to find what companies are doing to help working
women solve their work-life dilemmas by offering, if any, flexible work arrangements.
This research study discusses the responses of a qualitative survey on work-life conflicts
for working women in Karachi and which companies are doing to help them cope with
these work- life challenges in the form of flexible work arrangements. The data for this
survey was collected from 175 working women and also complimented with 50 in-depth
interviews (semi-structured) across Karachi, from the corporate, medical and educational
fields. The sampled working women had varied work backgrounds, qualification,
social status, age groups, income levels, and different levels of management.
Sanam Pathan, Azra Maqsood . (2009) Striking a Balance: A Case Study of Working Women in Karachi, Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics, Volume-07, Issue-2.
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