They complained of non-flexible and long work hours, a lack of clear policies and daycare centers, etc., and said they would find work-life balance relatively easier with managerial support. In this Bangladesh women's study, more women pointed to issues arising from workplaces as having a greater negative impact on work-life balance than familial affairs.
More men need to reevaluate their roles as fathers, husbands and members of the family and assume shared responsibilities for the home alongside women. Work-life balance, when targeted at women, reserves the management of the family exclusively to them, minimizing their need for the support of the rest of society. Social institutions like the family, government, media, schools, religious establishments, clubs and financial and policy groups need to play their roles in influencing support for women through the information they foist on society with regard to the fairness of shared social responsibilities and the promotion of equal resource allocation.
Ideal solutions for work-life balance should be discussed within the parameters of institutional agencies encompassing both social and organizational support. This upholds a pattern where society refuses to acknowledge its complicity in overburdening women, avoids the core concerns and leaves women to fend for themselves-all while profiting off them. Also, the struggles they face as a result of donning multiple hats tend to be beneficial to society. The problem, however, is that the popular notions of work-life balance are individualistic and still place the onus on women to find the solution. Hence the emphasis on work-life balance among women-a concept meant to ensure that a part of their lives doesn’t overshadow other, equally important parts. These responsibilities are lopsided, and the various aspects of their lives continue to bleed into each other as they attempt to manage them all. This means that more women assume multiple roles outside of their jobs while being expected to maintain the same efficiency as their male counterparts. This should apply to everyone working full-time jobs who has a family, but research shows that working moms are more likely than dads to assume more responsibilities at home. Women are often adulated for wearing many hats-working full-time jobs while managing their homes, spouses and kids simultaneously.
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