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Due to increase in the cost of living and
changes taking place in our society, it has
became necessary for women to go for
jobs and earn in order to support the family
financially. Even though, a woman has to earn by herself
to support her family, the social custom in which
she is living has not changed yet. In India, we can
see that the prime attention is given to the family,
i.e., unconditional love to husband, her children,
other family members and so on. On the other hand,
she wants to fulfill her career objectives. She wants
to get job satisfaction, achievements in her
career goals, which is the inborn desire of every individual. Moreover, recent studies have
shown that women can cope with stress better than
men. However, when a woman employee tries to
balance both the personal and professional goals, she
may have to face stress. A woman has to play
multiple roles in her life - that of a wife, mother,
an employee, sister, daughter, daughter-in-law,
etc. The most conflicting role that she has to simultaneously play is balancing the roles of
a mother and an employee. When she is performing different roles, there are different types of
stress she has to face, both from the side of work and
the family.
Work pressure arises from the workplace due to job stress, role ambiguity, poor relationship
with superiors/peers, etc. In the current scenario,
we can see that each employee has to work 10 to 12 hours in the office, both mentally and
physically. Even when she is at her home, a woman may
be mentally in the office. She has to manage the
work pressure, as also the pressure that arises due
to different relations in her personal life.
The concept of `glass ceiling' explains an
invisible block that happens in the career development
path of women. This can create emotional stress
for women. Every individual will try to grow according to the capacity or abilities. In the case
of women, an `invisible block' in the career
ladders can result in stress. Moreover, it will affect
their morale and create a drift in their career
planning. When stress happens on one side, it will have
its impact on the other side. |
