The present study aims to explore the relationship between work demand and work–family conflict, and family demand and family–work conflict. This study also tries to find out the moderating effect of family-friendly policies between the proposed relationships. The data for this study were collected from 217 women employees working in steel manufacturing companies of Jharkhand. The results of the study indicate that there is positive correlation between work demand and work–family conflict, and family demand and family–work conflict. Moreover, family-friendly policies are observed to significantly moderate the relationship of work demand and work–family conflict, but they do not significantly moderate the relationship of family demand and family–work conflict. This article gives insights into understanding the role of family-friendly policies to reduce the work–family conflict among women employees. A few measures are suggested, and employers should adopt such policies to minimize the work–family conflict, which can lead to better work–life balance

本研究旨在探讨工作需求与工作-家庭冲突、家庭需求与家庭-工作冲突之间的关系。本研究还试图找出家庭友好政策在拟议关系之间的调节作用。本研究的数据来自在贾坎德邦钢铁制造公司工作的 217 名女性员工。研究结果表明，工作需求与工作-家庭冲突、家庭需求与家庭-工作冲突之间存在正相关关系。此外，观察到家庭友好政策显着缓和了工作需求和工作-家庭冲突的关系，但它们并没有显着缓和家庭需求和家庭-工作冲突的关系。本文深入了解家庭友好政策在减少女性员工之间的工作与家庭冲突方面的作用。建议采取一些措施，雇主应采取此类政策以尽量减少工作与家庭的冲突，从而更好地平衡工作与生活