Are Professional Women really satisfied?– “A Comparative study on Psychosocial aspects of Indian working women

Dr. Shaily Agarwal; Dr. Neena Gupta; Dr. Apurva Agarwal

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2016

Are Professional Women really satisfied?– “A Comparative study on Psychosocial aspects of Indian working women

Dr. Shaily Agarwal, Dr. Neena Gupta, Dr. Apurva Agarwal

Abstract :

 Objective–To assess the psychosocial aspects and level of satisfaction of Indian women. Study design– A questionnaire based study was conducted in the Dept. of Obs. & Gynae. on 510 women to assess their psychosocial aspects. They were divided into four groups (according to modified kuppuswami classification) professionals, semi–professionals, unskilled workers & housewives. Observed data were analyzed using spss software by chi square test. Result & Conclusion– Age at marriage & child beå was significantly affected by the professional choices made by women. Approximately 12.15% of women left their jobs after marriage due to family factors and gave priority to their family over career. When Psychological satisfaction regarding family life & career was compared between different groups, it was found that semi professional group was highly satisfied and unskilled workers were lest satisfied, while the professional group which is considered as cream of society and thought to be most satisfied was actually found less satisfied than semi professional groups. Education definitely gives independence, financial security, social recognitions as an employed citizen in society and home, but higher education with professional skill and achievement will not proportionately increase the level of satisfaction, either career wise or family wise, because professional excellence and in sight to deliver every aspect of life with excellence always counteract with the environment assistance which adversely affect the psychological aspect in many professional women.