Psycho-Social Problems among Working Women

Abstract

Women have been the object of suffering since time immemorial. They have always been at the receiving end as they are considered less capable than men and are seen less favorably in terms of knowledge, aptitudes, skills, motivation, interest, temperament, and work habits that are demanded in most managerial roles. In recent years the problems of women has not only become manifold but has acquired new dimensions of increasingly complicated nature. Unlike in the past, at present women has to perform dual functions of mother-wife at home and as employed at workplace. So she has to make adjustments at home and at workplace which has led to an increase in her problems. This dual task of handling home and job mixed with real or perceived threat against women overstrain them and make them feel rejected, isolated, tense and thus face psychological problems like irritation, stress, frustration, boredom, anxiety, fatigue etc. and social problems like maladjustment, role conflict, inadequate household help, inadequate parental care, sexual harassment, job strain and occupational hazards because of family, relatives, friends, society and job. Therefore the well-being of women should be considered as an essential component for awareness and an issue for social well-being and development.