تلخیص
The issue o] work li]"e balance becomes more severe and is considered a women these in traditional societies. In such societies woman has the prime responsibility for smooth running of daily household operations. Considering that, the current study explores the factors which infiuence work life balance of women entrepreneurs ]"rom perspective of’ a traditional society that is Quetta, Pakistan. The researchers u.red the qualitative phenomenological approach for the purpose of better and deeper understanding of women entrepreneurs’ work life balance issues. Semi-structuredinterviews were used to investigate the J'actors that have an effect on the work life balance of women entt epreneurs. The researchers used purposive sampling technique to select 20 women entrepreneurs from Quetta city and applied thematic analysis to analyze their interview transcripts. The findings of this study revealed that the multiple roles, time management, social and family .support, family responsibilities, mental and physical issues, dependent care and other challenges are the major factors which affect work and [amily life balance o[ women entrepreneurs in Quetta. Additionally, it has been found that the majority of women entrepreneurs who participated in this sttidy suffer from work and life balance issues and these issues vary based on demographic attributes.