16 Aspects of the work-life balance and wellbeing of women in entrepreneurship

José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez and Alicia Coduras

Introduction

Since the 1990s, scholars have highlighted the increasing gap that exists in work-life balance (WLB) (Nohe, Meier, Sonntag, & Michel, 2015; Matias & Fontaine, 2015; Vieira, Lopez, & Matos, 2014; Brummelhuis & Bakker, 2012; Michel, Kotrba, Mitchelson, Clark, & Baltes, 2011; Kossek, Pichler, Bodner, & Hammer, 2011; Bianchi & Milkie, 2010; Powell & Greenhaus, 2010; Grönlund, 2007; Kinnunen, Geurts, & Mauno, 2007; Grzywacz & Marks, 2000; Frone, Yardley, & Markel, 1997; and Karasek & Theorell, 1990). Initially, WLB research was focused on conflict, then it moved to balance, and lately it emphasizes the integration ...

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