ABSTRACT
After completing this chapter, the reader will: • understand the pressures confronting working adults (especially
working women) that cause work-life imbalance. •understand the different perspectives (models) of the work-
nonwork relationship. • understand the effect of an “unbalanced” life on health. • be familiar with cross-country comparisons of work-life balance. •understand the benefits that accrue to organizations that provide
work-life balance.
