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Coping Strategies Adopted by Dual Career Couples in it Sector in India–A Case Study


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1 K.L. Mehta Dayanand College for Women
2 Institute of Management Science and Research, Mahrshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
     

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With the increasing influx of women in IT sector work-life challenges has also increased. Many working couples are facing an imbalance between work and family domain. They are adopting both healthy and unhealthy coping strategies to strike a balance between work and life. They are going for flexitime working strategy, self-absorbed outlook strategy, spousal and social support for coping these work-life challenges.

Keywords

Work-Life, Coping Strategy, Balance, IT Sector, Working Couples.
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Authors

Gurvinder Kaur
K.L. Mehta Dayanand College for Women
Raj Kumar
Institute of Management Science and Research, Mahrshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

Abstract


With the increasing influx of women in IT sector work-life challenges has also increased. Many working couples are facing an imbalance between work and family domain. They are adopting both healthy and unhealthy coping strategies to strike a balance between work and life. They are going for flexitime working strategy, self-absorbed outlook strategy, spousal and social support for coping these work-life challenges.

Keywords


Work-Life, Coping Strategy, Balance, IT Sector, Working Couples.

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