Reproductive Support at Work: How Maternity Protection Policies and Workplace Benefits Shape Work-Life Balance Among Working Women

Abstract

As women's participation in the workforce continues to expand, balancing professional responsibilities with reproductive and family-related decisions has become an increasingly important organizational and social concern.This study examines Maternity Protection Policy and Workplace Benefits as two organizational factors as "reproductive support factors" and tests their independent and joint (interactive) effects on Work-Life Balance (WLB) among working women.Data were collected from 370 married working women using a structured. The data were analyzed using structural equation modelling and regression analysis. The findings suggest that organizational support mechanisms can play an important role in enabling working women to manage work and family responsibilities.The study highlights the importance of strengthening maternity protection and workplace benefits as part of gender-responsive organizational policies.