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Ahmadi M, Zare Shahabadi A. (2025). Working Women's Strategies for Achieving Work–Life Balance in Sanandaj. refahj. 25(98), : 4 doi:10.32598/refahj.25.98.1005.3
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Introduction: The present study aims to explore and identify the strategies employed by married working women to achieve work-life balance.
Method: This study employed a qualitative research method, with participants consisting of married working women who were born and reside in the city of Sanandaj. Using purposive sampling and a maximum variation strategy, 20 participants were selected based on the principle of theoretical saturation. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis based on Braun and Clarke’s approach.
Findings: The strategies of married working women for achieving work-life balance were categorized into five main themes—realism, time management, self-care for physical and mental health, claiming rights, and attention to social etiquette—and 14 sub-themes, including balanced self-expectations, avoiding comparison with others, effort and hard work, planning, prioritization, division of labor, avoiding time-wasting, timely task execution, physical care, mental care, claiming rights, social courtesy, modesty and chastity, and respect for privacy.
Discussion: Working women have pursued balance between work and life by practicing realism, engaging in physical and mental self-care, managing their time effectively, observing social etiquette, and claiming their rights, making satisfactory efforts to establish this equilibrium.
Method: This study employed a qualitative research method, with participants consisting of married working women who were born and reside in the city of Sanandaj. Using purposive sampling and a maximum variation strategy, 20 participants were selected based on the principle of theoretical saturation. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis based on Braun and Clarke’s approach.
Findings: The strategies of married working women for achieving work-life balance were categorized into five main themes—realism, time management, self-care for physical and mental health, claiming rights, and attention to social etiquette—and 14 sub-themes, including balanced self-expectations, avoiding comparison with others, effort and hard work, planning, prioritization, division of labor, avoiding time-wasting, timely task execution, physical care, mental care, claiming rights, social courtesy, modesty and chastity, and respect for privacy.
Discussion: Working women have pursued balance between work and life by practicing realism, engaging in physical and mental self-care, managing their time effectively, observing social etiquette, and claiming their rights, making satisfactory efforts to establish this equilibrium.
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Received: 2024/09/5 | Accepted: 2025/09/6 | Published: 2025/10/4
Received: 2024/09/5 | Accepted: 2025/09/6 | Published: 2025/10/4
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