Finally, although less supported within the literature, work–life balance has also been construed as the degree of autonomy an individual perceive themselves to have over their multiple role demands: ‘Work–life balance is about people having a measure of control over when, where and how they work’ (Fleetwood 2007: 351). Presumably, work–life balance could also be a result of individual autonomy over the roles most salient to the individual. Thus if an individual could reduce his/her work hours to spend time with their new child for example, this could be perceived as effective work–life balance.