Women entrepreneurs and the struggle for balance: Navigating work and life challenges

Title

Women entrepreneurs and the struggle for balance: Navigating work and life challenges

Creator

Kumar, Nikita; Anand, Ila

Description

This chapter "Challenges Faced by Women Entrepreneurs: Balancing Work and Life" examines the major challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in juggling their personal and professional obligations. It draws attention to how institutional limitations, cultural norms, and socioeconomic issues make it more difficult for them to maintain a healthy work-life balance. High performance standards that lead to stress and burnout, financial strains from gender inequalities in funding, and restricted access to childcare and elder care services are some of the main obstacles. The significance of social support networks in reducing work-related stress and improving general wellbeing is emphasized in the text. It advocates for supportive organizational practices and policy reforms to empower women entrepreneurs, fostering an environment that promotes gender equity. In order to enable women to succeed in their personal and professional endeavors and so support social and economic advancement, the text ultimately urges a concentrated effort to address these issues. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing.

Source

Work-Life Balance and Its Effect on Women Entrepreneurs;pp.95-114

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Kumar N., CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India; Anand I., CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-836939518-9; 979-836939516-5;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-9516-5.ch005

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