In my opinion a work/life balance does not exist in the old traditional model of work, when you're working for someone else, especially in a large corporate organisation. There will always be one or two exceptions of women who have made it work for them, but these are few and far between and not a proper representation of women in the workforce. For example, I was happy for women who worked for me to work from home, as long as they did their job I had no issues where they did