Gender Differences Pertaining To Work-Life Balance

Work Life Balance – What Balance?

“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” Anonymous. This quote stands out because as we highlight our career goals and strategically plan for them, our personal lives often happen as an afterthought. To be successful at achieving a work–life balance, we should pay equal attention to planning all spheres of our life. While God and Family have been the bedrock in my own...

Beyond Work-Life "Balance".

T he desire for better work-life balance is a common concern among physicians and a key reason for choosing employed practice. But the term work-life balance has always struck me as problematic. In my experience, achieving a true balance between work and non-work activities is incredibly challenging and, when achieved, is fleeting. My moment of balance is quickly upended by a sick child, a pa...

Work-life balance.

Presenting a “Career-Life Balance” Approach to the Work-Life Balance Issue

The effective management of employees’ work-life balance (WLB) requires organisations to recognise and account for the array of work and non-work roles that impact their employees’ working-lives. Despite the literary attention given to the ‘worklife balance’ in recent years, however, contemporary researchers still note the concept’s inadequacy both in terms of its definition and administration....

Work–Life Balance? It Is Not about Balance, but Priorities

Work–life balance is a never ending topic of discussion among physicians. We constantly discuss how to juggle career advancement, marriage, and children in our daily professional life. Work always seems to be antagonistic to, rather than synergistic with, maintaining a personal life. However, true balance does not sink in until a moment arrives in your life when you consider giving up your care...