Study on Psychological Well-being of Working Women

Abstract

In the last few decades, the society has seen a rise in the number of women successful in politics, business, technology etc., but still most women face discrimination. Nowadays, women are employed at almost all areas of profession but working women face many problems by virtue of their sex. Working women face innumerable challenges and issues both at home and workplace and they are subjected to physical, sexual and mental exploitation and torture. In addition to all the above, today they face safety and security issues as well as discrimination. One of the issues that has been increasingly reported across organizations over the last few years is workplace harassment. The purpose of this study is to understand the various challenges faced by working women in India. The key socio-economic factors contributing to working women's safety and security will be considered. With the real time data that has been gathered from various sources the possible strategies to promote working women’s work and family life were explored. The challenges faced by women in the fast paced work life, like mental and physical health problems, challenges in balancing the employment and family care, discriminatory treatment in the workplace, will be focused by using methods such as face to face interviews, pretesting questionnaires and the internet using google forms . The study will help us to explore potential  solutions that could help the working women to experience a higher degree of security in workplace and family life .