Problems of Women Employees in Business Enterprises A Case Study

The status and position of women in a society is the indicator of how developed a nation is. Women in every nation should be considered as equal partners in the process of development. India has a highly credible record with regard to the enactment of laws to protect and promote the interests of women. Still women continue to be denied economic, social and legal rights and privileges in our nation. Though they are considered to be equal partners in progress, yet they remain subjected to repression, marginalization and exploitation. This study is based on a research conducted on women's employment in private sector. The objective of this paper is to analyse the various problems faced by women in private sector and factors affecting women in their work environment. This paper builds upon existing literature by integrating research on women and employment, and the issues pertaining to it. Data was gathered using in-depth and face to face interviews and surveys. The sample consisted of 200 women employed in the private sector at different occupational levels in Bhubaneswar. The study is both exploratory as well as descriptive in nature. The study was designed to provide a rich and detailed description of women's accounts of their employment attitudes, decision-making, and experiences in the workplace. This study provides a brief review of the prevalence and consequence that women face, work-family conflicts, economic precariousness, social constrains, gender discrimination, sexual harassment, occupational health and psycho social problems relating to their work and outlines social policy implications for research, legislation, and primary prevention.