In India, cultural views are changing, inflation, and growing educational levels have driven most women into menial labor than ever before. Indian women, who were formerly restricted to socially respectable vocations such as banking, teaching, and nursing, are now venturing into a variety of fields. Women in dual-income households may find it tricky to integrate work and family commitments. Professional women, particularly working moms, must juggle many responsibilities in order to balance their professional with personal lives. Every function has its own set of responsibilities. Once those request overlap or interact, an imbalance is produced, resulting in stress, attrition, and absenteeism, among other things. Family and work are two important domains in the life of employed women and when conflicts between these two domains occurs its consequences are reflected in both the organizational and the domestic life.  Employed women play a dynamic and pivotal role in meeting these challenges. Women show great level of commitment in both situations i.e. work and family. Family seems to have more impact on the work life than vice versa. However, women are unable to differentiate the two as separate watertight compartments. This research investigates how working women combine work with family life. Because of the rising number of women entering the realm of paid jobs, there is a rising awareness regarding work-family challenges and the idea of managing these two domains.

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Keywords: Work Life Balance, Working Women, Family Life, Work-family Challenges.