TY  - JOUR
TI  - Understanding the experience of midlife women taking part in a work-life balance career coaching programme: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
AU  - Brown, C.
AU  - Yates, J.
AB  - Midlife women currently have the highest ever presence in the workplace with many juggling work with demanding home lives. Women are reporting increased dissatisfaction with their work-life balance yet few studies exist exploring how practical interventions might help. This action-research involved five female participants, based in London, on a career coaching programme designed to improve work-life balance. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis suggested the programme offered a safe place to support women in reconciling work and life roles with their individual values and needs. Through increasing positivity and resilience the coaching enabled participants to define and shape a better work-life balance.
IS  - 1
JO  - International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
PY  - 2018
KW  - career coaching
KW  - interpretative phenomenological analysis
KW  - work-life balance
KW  - midlife women
KW  - women’s careers
SP  - 110
EP  - 125
VL  - 16
LA  - English
ER  -