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Men happier than Women in Work-Life balance

This article examines one of the most controversial topics regarding employee productivity in the replace. As researchers would argue, a number of factors ranging from motivation to gender affect productivity in the workplace. More specifically, the article draws attention to how an employee’s gender may affect productivity in the workplace. As the article explains, men are more likely to maintain a proper work-life balance than their female counterparts. A survey carried out by the Captivate Network on more than 670 employees illustrated that whereas men are 25% happier at their respective workplaces, women are 75% more happy when in their homes. This, in turn, implies that women are happier when away from their jobs as compared to their male counterparts. A closer examination of the issue reveals that, because women are happier at home, the likelihood of productivity being affected by their personal lives is very high. This further illustrates the inability of some employees to balance their personal and professional lives.

In relation to human resources, this article reflects one of the most imperative human resource practices regarding the provision of a work-life balance for their employees. Human resource personnel need to provide their employees with the opportunity to balance their personal lives and their works, without straining these employees. The effects of having a poor work-life balance is serious especially for women and human resource professionals need to design programs that will allow the provision of these. Employees who lack the necessary balance in their private and professional lives are affected both psychologically and physically. This will in turn affect their productivity in the workplace, as it reduces an employee’s concentration to his or her duties in the workplace. Human Resource professionals are, therefore, urged to develop an organization culture and environment that supports work-life balance for employees. This can be attained through the provision of a number of benefits for the employees, which are solely aimed at promoting a good work-life balance.

This article is relevant for HR professionals because it draws on a topic that demands a considerable amount of input from the human resource department in any organization. This is because it is the human resource department that is charged with the duty of ensuring that the output of each employee in the workplace, regardless of gender, is at its maximum. It also assists in creating awareness in human resource professionals on the different employee demands based on gender. By recognizing these differences, HR professionals can create programs that promote work-life balance, so that a particular gender of employees do not feel that their duties and responsibilities in the workplace strain their personal lives. Sequentially, HR personnel, together with the other managers in the organization need to develop policies regarding the maintenance of a proper work-life balance for employees. This should, however, be done in a way that considers both genders, without having an inclination towards one particular gender of their employees. After all, the human resource department is also charged with the responsibility of promoting workplace equality and fairness. Some of the ways in which HR professionals can guarantee a work-life balance for their employees include creating weekly schedules, taking breaks during the day, proper time management, as well as, taking vacations.

Link:

http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview?articleid=11155&headline=men-happier-than-women-with-work-life-balance-survey