A comparative study of family environment of working women of government and private sector

Traditionally, the major responsibility of women has been perceived to be the home maker while breadwinning was the main responsibility of men. ‘Men make houses and women make homes ’is the traditional belief. But, with the passage of time the economic development of any country requires an integration of both male and female labour forces. That is men and women both have to contribute to the development process of the country. The duties of woman is not just limited to bring up the children and care of every family member. Now the time has changed. Not all women work because they are compelled to do it. Some work because they want to do it. Some are doing job privately while other are engaged in government job. In our society, irrespective of her employment status, still visualizes her as primary carriers of children and family members. The present research endeavour aimed to do comparative study of family environment of working women of government and private sector. The sample of the study consisted of 400 working women from Churu and Jaipur district of Rajasthan state. Out of which 200 were working in private sector and other 200 were from government sector. Family Environment Scale was used for the collection of data. Mean, S.D. and t-test were used for the analysis of data. The results indicated that there is significant difference exists between family environment of working women of private and government sector.