An Empirical Study of Factors Affecting the Work Life Balance Among Women Teachers Working in Government Girls Higher Secondary Schools: The Case of Peshawar City, KP

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the problems related to work-life imbalance of female teachers of Government Girls Higher Secondary schools and home in Peshawar city. Women are into almost every sector now a days. Women play multiple roles at home and their work place and are more burdened than men at home. It is true that home and work are two different worlds for the working women. The imbalance between the role expectations at both places and actual contribution at home and at work place leads to disturb the balance. The schools who have in effective employment policies for teachers, poor working conditions, longer working hours, lower income, pressurized working environment, abstention of child care facilities/services and behavioral issues of principals/heads lead to the imbalance between professional and personal life of female teachers in higher secondary schools. A qualitative study was carried out in which in-depth interviews of twenty-nine teachers were carried out. Later on, Themes were developed using qualitative analysis software.