Abstract
This study clarifies caregivers' awareness of work-life balance and its reality. We examined the relationship between the awareness of work-life balance and the evaluation of childcare. First, we found a relationship between the caregivers' view of gender roles and their perception of work-life balance. Second, caregivers focused on their work life, which was different from their ideal life, resulting in a discrepancy between their ideal and their real lives. Finally, work-life balance of caregivers is related to their evaluation of childcare. Caregivers whose evaluation of childcare was high also had a high level of satisfaction with respect to work-life balance and tended to be actively involved in childcare. A healthy work-life balance for caregivers will help ensure the childcare quality.
