India has witnessed 10 percent drop in the percentage of working-age Indian women who participate in the labour force. This fact, based on the data from International Labour Organization, 2005 to present, marks the largest drop of any country in the world during the same time span. Indian women are quitting jobs rapidly either because of inability to balance personal and professional life or pressure from family member and in-laws who think married women should leave job after marriage.
Where we speak of including more women in the workforce and gender equality at workplace, the participation of women in labour force has been a declining curve. After a rise in work-age Indian women from 35% to 37% between 1990 and 2005 the labour participation has dropped to 27% at the end of 2014 accounting for the 16th lowest in the world.
What is causing this downfall?
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- Lack of support from family members and spouse:Most of the females leave job after marriage. This is sometimes done willfully and most of the times because of pressures from home to leave their profession.
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- Working hours: Often the in-laws or spouse or both have issues with the working hours of married women. They expect women to be back home by 6:30 pm and get involved with the household chores. Staying outside home till late hours is considered as breaking the norms and something very unlikely for a woman to do.
- Lack of self confidence and assertiveness skills: Some women find it difficult to convince their family members and spouse. While Indian women are gradually becoming more self dependent, they are still lacking in autonomy.
While there can be a lot other reasons that women leave job after marriage, we have more reasons to why a woman should work.
Working helps women to-
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- Staying happy and satisfied: It is believed that a persistent effort to find stability between family and profession results in stress and depression for the working lot. However, this has been proved wrong by several researches that have been conducted stating anxiety and stress is much lower in cases of working women than those who do not have a professional life.
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- Improved conjugal life: Appreciation at workplace from seniors and co-workers boosts self confidence and higher self esteem according to psychologists. Women become more confident and have a better conjugal life.
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- Be an inspiration: Kids get inspired when they see their mother’s dedication and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with ease. Working women managing family and job successfully are able to inculcate values and ethics more efficiently in their children, thus contributing to the child’s better mental development.
- Financial independence and identity: While earning money can give a sense of achievement, developing one’s own identity helps in the growth of a confident personality. Women working outside home can be more decisive in personal relationships along with associative and financial issues.
How does relationship management and marital counseling help?
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- Taking help of counseling to enhance assertiveness skills may make it easier for the women to make her choice more acceptable.
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- Opt for marital counseling to enhance better communication support and understanding between couple.
- Various communication skills and techniques that help to convince the in-laws and family members may be learnt through relationship management with the help of a counselor.
- Family support and encouragement is very important for a woman to attain work life integration.
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References:http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/indian-women-leaving-workforce/index.html
https://content.wisestep.com/top-good-reasons-why-women-should-work/
