Work Life Balance: A Conceptual Review

The present paper is an attempt to revisit the concept of work-life balance. An effort is made to cover in a conceptual framework the vast knowledge of work-life balance. It highlights the progress of work-life interface as work-family affair to more comprehensive and evolutionary term as work-life balance. Specifically, the progress of work-life balance issues related to women employees has been emphasized. The recent issue in the work-life literature as work-life conflict is included. The role of colossal upscale of technological innovations impacting work-life balance is acknowledged. The antecedents, consequences and strategies affecting the work-life balance are touched. A futuristic view on the concept is put forward.