Job satisfaction among women journalists-with special reference to Bangalore city

Journalism is often stereotyped as a male defender and not suitable for women as it included the late-night shifts, reporting and often risky circumstances, etc. Though men have occupied this profession earlier than women, this was not an indication that women were not and are not prominent within the profession. Today things have changed as women journalists are competing with male colleagues both in the print and electronic media. The present study is an empirical research pertaining to the growth of women journalistsin the changing modern society. This study focuses on the job satisfaction among the women journalists working in Bangalore city. The present study tries to analyze the opinion of fifty women journalists regarding their job satisfaction in the field of modern media in the society. The primary data is accompanied by the relevant secondary data such as journals, articles, books, newspapers and internet sources. The selection of the sample is based on simple random method. The findings of the present study are primarily based on the relevant data gathered through the introduction of an interview schedule in Bangalore city. The instrument was so designed as to gather the relevant data from the respondents. The instrument has been pre-tested in a pilot study in order to enhance its validity and reliability. Thus, in order to qualitatively assess the validity of the present research, the investigator has decided to make use of appropriate research techniques.