work-life balance

or work/life bal·ance

[ wurk-lahyf bal-uhns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a situation in which one divides or balances one's time between work and activities outside of work:
It's hard to achieve a reasonable work-life balance when you run your own business.

First recorded in 1975–80

As others have pointed out: How often do male CEOs get asked about their work-life balance?

I think the answer, probably, in part, to the work-life-balance issue is that men must think more about it.

Blair has spoken across the world on both issues and also on the need to improve the work/life balance for women and men.

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