Gender Issues at Work, flexitime - jobs, women empowerment

8/9/2019 Gender Issues at Work, flexitime - jobs, women empowerment

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BY

ROHINI.K

M.PHIL (MANAGEMENT)


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There has been a steady rise in the number of working womenin India. Whether it is literature, business, politics, IT, or mediafemale employees are no longer a rare species in any of these spheres.But the fact remains that these women, no matter what position theyhold, they still have to confront with their male counterparts at theworkplace. In order to sail smoothly in a man friendly corporate world,

it is important that women deal with the situation tactfully withoutblaming their biological status.

Although times are changing even today, some men have egoproblems with women sharing the same workplace as them. There isalso a perception that for a female employee, a job is just a time pass,

after all they do not need to support a family! It is the responsibility ofthe women executives to resolve such issues either with the help oftheir female colleagues or those male colleagues who are supportiveenough..


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A counselor dealing with women issues suggests,

Develop a positive mindset and never suffer from

an inferiority complex because you belong to the fairersex. Try to be yourself and not just a woman. Leave allyour inhibitions behind.

In fact every woman whether working or

otherwise has a lot of strength which can be used totheir advantage.


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Any personal differences fostered bymen against women or vice- versa should be kept asidein the interest of the organization. In the workplace,

people should judge each other by their performanceand professionalism only. Cooperation and notconfrontation should be the buzzword in thecorporate world. After all gender conflict willultimately hurt the progress of the organization in the

long run


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Most workers would like to have more f lexible work

schedules while the work gets done without any loss of productivity.

Flexibility comes in several forms: in alternative work schedules (flexi-time

and compressed work weeks), in the number of hours worked (e.g. part-

time or shared jobs), in the place of work (e.g. working at home or a satellite

location) and time off to take care of family members or one self. In today's

technology, opportunities to telecommute to work are very easy and

inexpensive. Those who tried it reported that they are more productive

working from home.


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The frequently cited benefits related to FLEXI-TIME JOBSwere:

Personal or family needs were fulfilled.

School or training assignments were able to be completed.

Less stress.

Gender bias were avoided

Freedom from sexual harassments.

Greater work satisfaction

Most of those seeking f lexibility were women, while very few men haveasked for the same f lexibility.


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The most frequent reasons for not asking for flexible work hours

was the fear that they would be less likely to advance in their careers,

promotions and salary increases.

Lack of interpersonal relationship.

Cannot be able to evaluate organizational climate/culture because of maledominated work environment.

Lack of organizational exposure.

Healthy competition is missing because of flexi-time jobs


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A nationwide alumni networking initiative has been launched among

womens colleges to provide part-time jobs to women who quit careers to cope with

the demands of home-making.

Chennai-based talent strategy consulting firm, Avtar Career Creators

launched its women-focused HR initiative to tap into the legacy of womens colleges

in the city by firming up the first of a series of MoUs with MOP Vaishnav College for

Women.


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The MoU with MOP Vaishnav College will offer flexi-time career

opportunities for the alumni of the institution to commence similar tie-ups with

alumni networks of womens colleges across the country.

The initiative expects to help the hundreds of qualified and skilled

women who had quit careers or chosen not to venture into full-time employment

because of overriding family priorities.

The tie-ups will open up part-time job opportunities for alumni

courtesy of the Avtar I-WIN (Interim Women Managers Interface Network)

portal that serves as a web interface linking organizations requiring talents for

part-time jobs or project-based interim managerial roles and the community of

job-seekers.


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According to Ms. Saundarya Rajesh, Chief Executive of

Avtar has rightly pointed out:

Finding the right flex-timing jobs for this vast talent base

would serve several purposes, help industry source skills

virtually laid to waste, trigger womens empowerment and

on a larger scale enable the invaluable contribution of

women to national wealth.


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Since the 1990s women have been

identified as key agents of sustainable development

and womens equality and empowerment are seen as

central to a more holistic approach towards

establishing new patterns and processes of

development that are sustainable.

The World Bank has suggested that

empowerment of women should be a key aspect of allsocial development programs (World Bank, 2001).


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