Physical and social wellbeing of women in underpaid and overloaded jobs

Priyadarsini, P.; Prithi, S.; Anbarasan, P.; Krithika, J.; Arthi, S. Lily Regina

doi:10.47974/JSMS-1129

Open Access Research Article

Physical and social wellbeing of women in underpaid and overloaded jobs

^*P. PriyadarsiniCorresponding authorhod.mba@tagore-engg.ac.inDepartment of Management StudiesTagore Engineering CollegeChennai, Tamil Nadu, India0000-0003-2784-8733View full profile → , S. Prithisprithi@tagore-engg.ac.inDepartment of Management StudiesTagore Engineering CollegeChennai, Tamil Nadu, India0000-0003-4831-4925View full profile → , P. Anbarasanpanbarasan@tagore-engg.ac.inDepartment of Management StudiesTagore Engineering CollegeChennai, Tamil Nadu, India0000-0002-7915-4234View full profile → , J. Krithikakrithika.j@xime.orgDepartment of Management StudiesXavier Institute of Management & EntrepreneurshipChennai, Tamil Nadu, India0000-0002-1611-3785View full profile → , S. Lily Regina Arthiregimoses@yahoo.comDepartment of Business AdministrationHalasuruSt. Anne’s Degree College for WomenBengaluru, Karnataka, India0000-0002-9446-0926View full profile →

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pp. 1613–1626Vol. 26Issue 7October 2023DOI: 10.47974/JSMS-1129XML

Published Online:: 27 Nov 2023
Article type:: Research Article
Language:: EN
Article no.:: JSMS-1129
Pages:: 1613–1626

Abstract

The 21st century has seen a drastic transformational shift in the workforce. Women are actively participating in the workforce to have their own identity, source of income and career. There is no industry that women has stepped into, for instance automobiles, manufacturing industries, chemical industries etc. The penetration of women into white collared, pink collared and blue collared jobs are high compared to 19th and 20th century. Even though women have started to bloom in their career, they are still bounded by the traditional family responsibilities. Due to which women face many struggles in balancing their work and family. This paper discusses about the factors that hinder the survival and growth of women employed in underpaid and overloaded jobs. This empirical paper also narrates the effects of conflicts with family members, workplace conflicts, hindrance factors that make blue collared women to struggle to complete the related task leading to poor equilibrium between work and personal life.

Keywords

Work-life imbalance Conflict factors Blue-collar jobs

Subject Classifications

90B5090B70

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