ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews work-family studies in India set within the second stream of research focusing on negative and positive aspects of the work-family interface and the role of gender and support for work-family balance of employees in formal paid work. The sociocultural context, literature review, and focus group discussion (FGD) results from India suggest that work-family conflict (WFC) exists to a greater degree in the working woman than the working man. To understand child care systems, which are tied in with the leave policies, it becomes necessary to view them from two sectors: the government and the private sector. It can be said that work and family research in India was synonymous with women and work research, and its predominant focus was on the rural and unorganized sector. Studies during the phase largely focused on antecedents and outcomes of positive and negative aspects of the work-family interface, the role of gender, and social and organizational support for work-life balance.
