Dual career couple's problems and coping strategies in balancing work and life in different sectors in Indian perspective Beniwal Alita*, Dr. Bisawa Tripti** *Research Scholar, The IIS University, Department of commerce and Management, Jaipur (Raj.), India. Email id: binubhagsar@gmail.com **Associate Professor, Dept. of Management, ISIM, Jaipur (Raj.), India. Email id: Tripti_rsharma@yahoo.co.in Online published on 10 October, 2018. Abstract In India, research studies on work life balance in dual-career couples are still a new concept. Dual career couples appear to be a growing part of the work force today. Women in dual career couple face more challenges to perform better at professional front along with active engagement in personal life. The increasing job demands and family responsibilities of dual career couple leave them with less time for themselves. This is affecting their physical, emotional and social well-being. Thus, in order to lead a good quality of life it becomes a prerequisite for dual career couples to maintain a good balance at both personal and professional front. Previous researcher studies propose that, the difficulties faced by working women, in a dual career couple, comprise of non-flexible work-schedule, male-dominating partner, profession versus family dilemma etc. Each couple has different dynamics, dependent on their demographics. This paper is an attempt to explore the challenges faced by dual career couples in maintaining a balance between their personal and professional life. In this paper, an effort has been made to provide an overview of various aspects of Work-Life Balance of dual career couples through the review of existing literature. The source of data collection included various books, journals, doctoral thesis, working papers, reports, magazines, internet sites, newspapers and articles etc. and has been reflected as references at the end of this research paper. Top Keywords Dual Career Couple, Work Life Balance, Quality of Work Life. Top |