Authors:
R. Abirami, P. Paramasivan, S. Suman Rajest, M. Mohamed Sameer Ali, Rahul Panakkal

Addresses:
Department of Management Studies, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Department of Research and Development, Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Gies School of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States of America.

Abstract:

India's higher education system is one of the biggest and most important in the world. It has helped the country grow, improve skills, and grow knowledge-based companies. Even with these benefits, academic research in India still faces many problems, especially for women conducting research. The study shows that women who want to conduct research at colleges and universities generally receive strong support from their spouses and parents. This support from family members helps them balance their academic work with their roles as moms, which in turn helps them advance in their research careers. Also, support from top-level management at the institution is important for creating a positive environment for female scholars, which helps them fulfil their academic obligations even more effectively. A comprehensive examination of the current literature indicates enduring deficiencies in attaining good work–life integration for female researchers, particularly in developing nations such as India. These gaps encompass insufficient structural support, cultural expectations, and the dual load of professional and domestic responsibilities. To tackle these problems, the current study includes several important steps: formulating research questions, setting research goals, selecting appropriate methods, designing surveys, developing relevant hypotheses, and conducting a thorough analysis of the data.  

Keywords: Work–Life Balance; Women Research Scholars; Higher Education Institutions; Family Work Conflict; Female Academics; Institutional Support; Social Support; Research Productivity.

Received on: 28/02/2025, Revised on: 01/06/2025, Accepted on: 04/09/2025, Published on: 23/11/2025

DOI: 10.69888/FTSTPL.2025.000508

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Technoprise Letters, 2025 Vol. 3 No. 4, Pages: 231-241

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