Volume : 4, Issue : 1, JAN 2018

BALANCING WORK AND LIFE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WOMEN IN EDUCATION AND CORPORATE SECTOR

DR. RAMNIK KOHLI, DR. REENA PARTI

Abstract

The paper, Balancing Work and Life: A Comparative Study of Women in Education and Corporate Sector aims to examine the adjustment patterns of working women with higher education in relation to four key life components: home, health, social, and emotional aspects. For the study a sample of 30 married working women in the age group of 30-40 years belonging to upper-middle-class families living in urban areas has been taken. To draw a comparison the sample was divided into two groups: 15 working as professors in a local college and 15 in the private sector. An adjustment inventory, based on Bell’s Adjustment Inventory, was used to assess the respondents' adjustment levels across the four components.

Keywords

Adjustment, Resilience, Home, Health, Social and Emotion.

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