A study of job constraints for female employees in banking sector of Ludhiana city

Pages: 493-497
Sheena Arora and Sukhmani (School of Business Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

The present study was undertaken with the objectives to identify the types and extent of job constraints faced by women employees in the banking sector and to associate the components of job constraints with socio-economic profile of female employees. The women job-seekers find jobs in banks more attractive and more suitable to their nature. Banks not only hire them massively but also welcome their entry because women have certain innate traits which fit in with the job requirements. Indian women is distinct from their western counter parts in that they do not shed their conventional roles as mothers and house wives in spite of their professional responsibilities. They are skilled at blending professional excellence and traditional love for home harmoniously. The job constraints were categorized into four categories i.e., Gender specific constraints, Performance and role related constraints, Timings and technological constraints and Emotional constraints. Overall, the banks were found to be providing adequate facilities to the female employees.