Investigative Study - Work-Life Balance
Donna Petry
Investigative Study
Career Management
Lavinia Puanaki
3/26/2012
Introduction –
The topic I wish to discuss is Work life balance – concept and practice in NZ. According to the State Services website http://www.ssc.govt.nz/node/6848, “Work-life balance is about the interaction between paid work and other activities, including unpaid work in families and in the community, leisure and personal development”. It also relates to work-life balance being “for any one person to have the ‘right’ combination of participation in paid work (defined by hours and working conditions), and other aspects of their lives.” (2005)
In order to gauge an interesting review of this topic; I endeavored to research as much as I possibly could by using the internet, libraries (EIT and Hastings) and their databases, as well as speaking with friends and family regarding their views on the issue.
The research question I explored is: “How do women in New Zealand strive for a sufficient work-life balance in today’s working environment?” Over half the working age women of New Zealand are in the workplace. They have many responsibilities, to their careers, their families and outside activities. Through this research I will explore how women are expected to entail a healthy work-life balance, whilst also maintaining a healthy family situation and remain focused on their career aspirations. It used to be said that job stability was the major factor or worry of those employed. Having job security was a high level priority. Nowadays, job-seekers and employees have a strong tendency towards gaining a work-life balance in their job or career. In the following essay I will develop these ideas and issues with regards to the topic of Work life balance. Development –
One trend of women’s labor force is that there are at least 61.8% of all working age women in the workplace. This is in comparison to men who are at 75.7%. It is more common for women to be
Investigative Study
Career Management
Lavinia Puanaki
3/26/2012
Introduction –
The topic I wish to discuss is Work life balance – concept and practice in NZ. According to the State Services website http://www.ssc.govt.nz/node/6848, “Work-life balance is about the interaction between paid work and other activities, including unpaid work in families and in the community, leisure and personal development”. It also relates to work-life balance being “for any one person to have the ‘right’ combination of participation in paid work (defined by hours and working conditions), and other aspects of their lives.” (2005)
In order to gauge an interesting review of this topic; I endeavored to research as much as I possibly could by using the internet, libraries (EIT and Hastings) and their databases, as well as speaking with friends and family regarding their views on the issue.
The research question I explored is: “How do women in New Zealand strive for a sufficient work-life balance in today’s working environment?” Over half the working age women of New Zealand are in the workplace. They have many responsibilities, to their careers, their families and outside activities. Through this research I will explore how women are expected to entail a healthy work-life balance, whilst also maintaining a healthy family situation and remain focused on their career aspirations. It used to be said that job stability was the major factor or worry of those employed. Having job security was a high level priority. Nowadays, job-seekers and employees have a strong tendency towards gaining a work-life balance in their job or career. In the following essay I will develop these ideas and issues with regards to the topic of Work life balance. Development –
One trend of women’s labor force is that there are at least 61.8% of all working age women in the workplace. This is in comparison to men who are at 75.7%. It is more common for women to be