Why work-life balance still isn’t working for women, especially moms [Video]

Work-life balance? What’s that?

A new poll provides fresh numbers to illustrate what many exhausted working women have been reporting for decades — work-life balance isn’t exactly working for them.

The U.S. report from Gallup, released Wednesday, suggests that competing demands of work and home are part of the problem. Compared to the men surveyed, women were more likely to report having to address personal or family responsibilities at work daily, or several times a day, and conversely, were more likely to say they needed to address job-related responsibilities outside of working hours at least daily.

“These daily disruptions — whether it be scheduling dentist appointments for children between meetings or answering emails after hours — are associated with higher levels of stress, worry and burnout,” noted the report.

“For many working women, trying to find balance between work and life feels like a perpetual tug-of-war with each side demanding an increased level of presence …