Gender Issues in Corporate World
Managing Gender Issues in Corporate
Author: Shobhna Jha ,Asst Prof, Sabar Institute of Management Dr B. K Nirmal, Prof, Sabar Institute of Management Gender equality refers to the equal valuing of the roles of women and men. It works to overcome the barriers of stereotypes and prejudices so that both sexes are able to equally contribute to and benefit from economic, social, cultural and political developments within society. Traditionally, there was a misconception about woman’s ability to balance her work and personal life but now in 21st century we see lot many women, who have committed themselves to the success and growth of different organizations. Women have made their presence felt in every area. The contribution of women as a leader is essential in every sector for success and prosperity of nations across the world. In spite of these changes at the workplace we find the organization mostly crowded by male candidates and women are very few in number struggling hard to survive in the organization. Be it nature or nurture, by the time most women and men make it to the workplace, their life experiences and expectations have been different in certain gender - based ways. Women are facing the problem like sexual harassment at workplace, sitting late at office balancing work and family life. This article discusses the problems faced and handled by females at the workplace, women empowerment in the corporate world. How presence of female employees in the organization affects the policies and organizational structure, various opportunities available for women in the current scenario. The article will also talk of some sectors like banking, IT, education sector where women are not only predominant in number but are also front – runners and emerging as leaders in respective fields. Increased worldwide competition and changing workforce demographics have forced organizations to recognize the need to change the organizational structure and norms so that a woman can very
Author: Shobhna Jha ,Asst Prof, Sabar Institute of Management Dr B. K Nirmal, Prof, Sabar Institute of Management Gender equality refers to the equal valuing of the roles of women and men. It works to overcome the barriers of stereotypes and prejudices so that both sexes are able to equally contribute to and benefit from economic, social, cultural and political developments within society. Traditionally, there was a misconception about woman’s ability to balance her work and personal life but now in 21st century we see lot many women, who have committed themselves to the success and growth of different organizations. Women have made their presence felt in every area. The contribution of women as a leader is essential in every sector for success and prosperity of nations across the world. In spite of these changes at the workplace we find the organization mostly crowded by male candidates and women are very few in number struggling hard to survive in the organization. Be it nature or nurture, by the time most women and men make it to the workplace, their life experiences and expectations have been different in certain gender - based ways. Women are facing the problem like sexual harassment at workplace, sitting late at office balancing work and family life. This article discusses the problems faced and handled by females at the workplace, women empowerment in the corporate world. How presence of female employees in the organization affects the policies and organizational structure, various opportunities available for women in the current scenario. The article will also talk of some sectors like banking, IT, education sector where women are not only predominant in number but are also front – runners and emerging as leaders in respective fields. Increased worldwide competition and changing workforce demographics have forced organizations to recognize the need to change the organizational structure and norms so that a woman can very
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