Abstract:
Currently, women are fulfilling the roles of both housewife and employer. Women
have more domestic responsibilities than the male party. Achieving an appropriate
work-life balance is considered challenging by the majority of women. Therefore,
this study aims to investigate the factors affecting the work-life balance of married
female employees in the Sri Lankan government sector with special reference to the
Gampaha district. Several studies have been conducted on the factors that affect the
work-life balance of other industries, but there were limited studies on the factors that
affect the work-life balance of married female employees in the government sector in
Sri Lanka. Therefore, this study focuses on three selected specific variables that affect
the work-life balance of married female employees: individual factors, family factors
and organizational factors. This was conducted as a cross-sectional, quantitative field
study among a sample of 382 married female employees in the government sector in
Gampaha district. The simple random sampling method and standard measurement
scale were used to collect and measure primary data, which were developed by using
the five-point Likert scale. Descriptive statistics, the Pearson correlation coefficient,
and simple linear regression were applied to analyses data by using SPSS. Based on
the analysis, the Cronbach’s alpha value indicates high internal consistency between
all the variables. In related to the correlation analysis, organizational factors (r=-
0.58), family factors (r=-0.058), and individual factors (r=-0.62) indicate a negative
correlation with the work life balance. Hypotheses were tested using regression
analysis, and family factors and individual factors have a significant impact on work
life balance except organizational factors (P>.05). Further, the model describes
63.5% variance of the work life balance. The results indicate that both individual and
family factors have a strong and significant influence on work-life balance. And also,
organizational factors not significantly influence on work-life balance. The study
suggests developing time management skills, personal health programmes and work from-home facilities for married female employees in the government sector.
