The Challenges of Working Women

Society has imposed upon women the full time task of home-making. This has made it very challenging for women who choose to work also on a full time basis. Having to take care of both home and work, working women are faced with difficult choices everyday. One issue that’s being constantly discussed in the workplace is creating work-life balance.

When my siblings and I were still studying, our mom was never active in the Parents-Teachers Association. Sometimes she would not even get our report cards. But we understood that she has to work to help provide for the family’s needs.

At work, there are women who choose not to do extra projects or do overtime work because they’d like to be with their family at dinnertime everyday.

Faced with lots of things to do at home and at work, working women often feel stressed out. Since there’s no extra time for exercise or relaxation, this stress sometimes leads to emotional and/or physical health problems.

To prevent health problems and achieve work-life balance, working women need to prioritize what’s important. As many prioritize family first over work, then women should not feel guilty when not doing extra hours on the job. At home, time management and delegation is important. Make a schedule for doing everyday chores, as well as weekly and monthly tasks. Ask the help of family members in making the schedule because they will also be helping in carrying out the tasks. Also, find time for exercise and some relaxation which can be done with the family too.

For women who have to work and take care of the family at the same time, a good option to consider is working at home. There are a lot of work-at-home opportunities right now. The internet has changed how the world works. We no longer have to be physically present in an office to work. We can work at home and do our job through the internet.

Women are good at multi-tasking, and are able to balance different roles at home and at work all the time. Work-life balance is possible when we consciously make an effort to have quality time for both work and family.