While flexible work arrangements and digitalization offer new opportunities for women's workforce participation, they often fail to alleviate the 'double burden' of paid employment alongside disproportionate unpaid domestic care work. Progressive labor reforms like Kerala's proposed Right to Disconnect Bill and Karnataka's paid menstrual leave bill aim to improve work-life balance and employee well-being. However, the effectiveness of flexible work in truly easing women's overall burdens remains a complex question, despite international examples of successful work-life balance initiatives.