A dual earner couple is a cohabiting couple where both the partners are employed in jobs and contributing to the household incomes. Due to modernization, industrialisation, urbanisation and expansion of economic activities, an increasing number of dual working couples are entering into the job market. More particularly in the post globalisation period, this trend is increasing in Odisha too. To meet the challenges of price rise & for improved standards of living many couples prefer to work simultaneously. Although it has strengthened the financial position of the family nonetheless it has brought many challenges for the working couples in maintaining a balance between work and home. Further the rise in the number of working couples have a deep socio-cultural impact on the lives of Odia family system.