WORK LIFE BALANCE AS ENHANCEMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS AND SATISFACTION IN TEACHING AMONG WOMEN TEACHERS - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGES IN CHENNAI

The term Work Life Balance was first coined in 1986. It does not mean equal balance but is of trying to schedule an equal number of hours for each of your various work and personal activities. The right balance of you today will probably be different for you tomorrow. Thus the core of effective work life balance definition are of two key concept, they are daily achievement and enjoyment. The main objective of the study is to bring out work life balance as a critical aspect to enhance teachers effectiveness and satisfaction in the context of students learning. 591 questionnaires were distributed to all women staff members for the purpose of research. 542 were collected back from those women teachers taken for survey. It is concluded that Work life balance for arts and science college teachers has become one of the greatest challenges in today’s world. Teachers need to spend extra hours’ every day to be effective and productive in their profession so that they could progress in their career. The increase in work ethics and consumerist culture has grown to greater extent that the value of parenting and home making has deteriorated.