ABSTRACT

The Covid 19 pandemic led many companies and agencies to adopt work from home (WFH) policy for
their workers. Workers feel safe at home with their family at all times, especially in uncertain situations.
But on the other hand, the busyness increases because you have to do office and household work at the
same time. This can led to conflict, whether work matters interfere with personal life, or vice versa.
Maintaining a work-life balance (WLB) is a challenge for workers who work from home. Previous research
has discussed a lot about work-life balance, this study tries to analyze the work-life balance during the
Covid 19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to determine how the work-life balance of dual career
couple while working from home, and to determine is there a difference in WLB between male and female
workers. Data were collected through a questionnaire given to 100 respondents with the criteria of being a
worker with a partner who also did WFH in Indonesia. Data analysis was carried out by descriptive analysis
and different test. The result of the study found that there were differences in WLB between male and
female workers.
JEL : M12, M19
Keywords : work-life balance, Covid 19 pandemic, female workers, male workers.