AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF STRESS AMONG WORKING WOMEN IN GUJARAT (with special reference to Banking Sector)

Dr. Jyotindra M. Jani; Prof. Sanjita Virani

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF STRESS AMONG WORKING WOMEN IN GUJARAT (with special reference to Banking Sector)

Dr. Jyotindra M. Jani, Prof. Sanjita Virani

Abstract :

Females contribute to 48.5% population of India. Stress Management is getting more and more attention now–a–days, particularly in the financial sectors. Banking industry, which is the backbone of the country’s economy is not an exceptional. The aim of the study was to examine the work environmental factors causing stress among working women in major five public and five private sector banks. Data were gathered from 475 working women of five public and five private sector banks in the state of Gujarat, India. With the help of the structured questionnaire, the result of the study shows that work environmental factors have a significant relation with working women stress. The job stressors affecting the banking sector included overload of work, role conflict, role ambiguity, performance pressure, and job security and the other factors like working condition, lack of superior support and technological problem