Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Volume 39 Issue 5

Diversity in the work–life interface: introduction to the special issue

T. Alexandra Beauregard, Maria Adamson, Aylin Kunter, Lilian Miles, Ian Roper

This article serves as an introduction to six articles featured in a special issue on diversity in the work–life interface. This collection of papers contains research that…

Comparing the situation and person-based predictors of work–family conflict among married working professionals in India

Rupashree Baral

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the situation (presence of young children, working hours, social and organizational support) and person-based factors (core…

Work–life balance for native and migrant scholars in German academia: meanings and practices

Irina Gewinner

The purpose of this paper is to address notions and practices relating to work–life balance for native German scholars and researchers who have migrated from the former Soviet…

Work-to-family and family-to-work conflicts among employed single parents in Germany

Mareike Reimann, Charlotte Katharina Marx, Martin Diewald

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether and how employed single-parents differ from parents in two-parent families in their experience of work-to-family conflict (WFC) and…

Improving work-life policy and practice with an intersectionality lens

Ann Marie Ryan, Caitlin Q. Briggs

Work-life research has been critiqued for focusing on the experiences of middle and upper class, younger, White, western and heterosexual women. The purpose of this paper is to…

Supporting work–life balance with the use of coworking spaces

Marko Orel

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the topic of parents who work on a flexible basis and use coworking facilities to find a work–life balance and overcome work–family…

The work-life experiences of an invisible workforce: The case of live-in women migrant domestic workers in Malaysia

Wee Chan Au, Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Yan Soon Tan, Pervaiz K. Ahmed

The purpose of this paper is to explore the work-life (WL) experiences of live-in women migrant domestic workers (MDWs), who represent a significant proportion of migrant workers…