Work -Life balance among Married Anganwadi workers in Assam

Abstract

Work–life balance has evolved into a matter of significant concern among the women workers either in public or private life in patriarchal Indian society. Both men and women strive to achieve a steady professional and personal life. In reality, women especially the married Anganwadi workers are more prone to experiencing such challenges. This paper is an attempt to understand work-life balance among married Anganwadi workers in Assam. The patriarchal society of Assam is always emerged as women-dominant society. This paper focused on the impact of job satisfaction, work overburden, workplace support, community support and cooperation, family support and cooperation, and dependent care on the work-life balance of married Anganwadi workers. For the purpose of the study, a field based observation and interview was taken with the respondents and statistical techniques were used for the study. The results indicated that workplace support, community support and cooperation and family support had a positive impact on the work–life balance among Anganwadi workers. The findings also suggested that work overburden and dependent care had a negative impact on work-life balance. The results also contradicted that job satisfaction was not a significant factor that impacted the work-life balance among married Anganwadi workers.