Work-Life Balance of Women Employees in the Indian Banking Industry: An Empirical Study of the State of Haryana Sona Vikas*, Ashish Mathur** * Professor, School of Management & Liberal Studies, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana, India. Email: sonavikas@ncuindia.edu ** Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, FCMS, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Email: ashishmth@gmail.com Abstract A fulfilling existence is possible when one’s work and personal life are in harmony with one another. Finding a happy medium between one’s “work” (career goals) and one’s “life” (personal happiness, leisure activities, family, and spiritual growth) is what the phrase “work- life balance” (WLB) is all about. Today, women’s work-life balance (WLB) is more important than ever before because of the societal expectation that men and women should provide financially for their families (Doble & Supriya, 2010). This highlights the critical need for studies examining women’s WLB. Finding out what factors most affect women’s WLB is the primary objective of this study. 310 bank employees had their personal information gathered. Some exploratory methods that were used to evaluate the data were path analysis, structural equation modelling, factor analysis, and correlation. There was a strong correlation between workload, organisational support, and family support, as well as WLB. Companies can use this kind of information to zero in on the exact variables that increase WLB. Keywords: Banking Industry, Woman Employees, Workload, Organisational Support, Work-Life Balance International Journal of Banking, Risk and Insurance Volume 12 Special Issue (Contemporary Trends in Banking Risk and Insurance) 2024, 75-83 http://publishingindia.com/ijbri/ doi: https://doi.org/10.21863/ijbri/2024.12.sp.iss.008 Introducon The reality that employees’ “work” and “family” obligations could change over time is something that companies should think about. Many people are becoming increasingly anxious about the line that separates their Submitted: 17 May, 2024 Accepted: 21 May, 2024 business and personal lives. The number and speed of work have changed, among other things, which has sparked new interest (Helmle et al., 2014). An ideal WLB is becoming more of a concern for those who wish to make the most of their lives (Breitenecker & Shah, 2018). Women worry more than men do about maintaining a healthy WLB because of the stereotype that women are primarily responsible for handling domestic duties. There has been a modest but steady movement in public opinion on the relative merits of men and women. Throughout history, women have made incredible contributions to a wide range of disciplines and have made remarkable advancements in every facet of society. Women prefer banking jobs because they allow them to better balance their work and personal lives. In the twenty years following the initial economic reforms in India, the banking industry has grown and expanded substantially. The expansion of the banking industry has generated fresh avenues for female empowerment and advancement (Vij, 2019). Even though there are more women than men working at the world’s leading banks, gender parity in the workforce won’t be achieved until 2022 and this is according to Chugh (2022). The expansion of the labour force is of importance to all parties involved, including businesses, workers, and the government. Many businesses are implementing practices like flexible scheduling and on-site day care to entice and keep more female employees and increase their productivity. Health insurance, paid family and medical leave, and other government programmes encourage women to work (Shukla & Bhandari, 2014).