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Title of the Paper: A PARSE ON THE STATUS OF WORKING WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU
Authors: Mrs. C. Priya*, Mrs. Bhuvaneswari Nagarajan**, Mrs. C. Ramya***, Ms. G.Yohavarshini**** and
Ms. G. Priyadharshini*****/ Pages:01- 10 / Date of Online Publication: 13/06/2018
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Volume: 5 & Issue: 18 (April – June 2018) PP: 01- 10 Date: 13-06-2018
A PARSE ON THE STATUS OF WORKING WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU
By: Mrs. C. Priya*, Mrs. Bhuvaneswari Nagarajan**, Mrs. C. Ramya***,
Ms. G.Yohavarshini**** and Ms. G. Priyadharshini*****
Authors’ Particulars:
Mrs. C. Priya*,
Assistant Professor,
Department of English & Foreign Languages,
Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science &Technology,
(Deemed to be University)
Vallam,
Thanjavur – 613 403,
Tamil Nadu,
India.
E-mail: cpriya.english@gmail.com
Mobile: 0091 8754579505
Mrs. Bhuvaneswari Nagarajan**,
Project Analyst,
EMEA,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise,
Chennai – 600115,
Tamil Nadu,
India.
E-mail: gv.raman159@gmail.com
Mobile: 0091 7708832955
Mrs. C. Ramya***,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
Gojan School of Business and Technology Red Hills,
Chennai – 600052,
Tamil Nadu,
India.
E-mail: kramya019@gmail.com
Mobile: 0091 9840109890

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Ms. G. Yohavarshini****,
II – B. Tech (ECE) ,
Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology
(Deemed to be University),
Vallam,
Thanjavur -613 403,
Tamil Nadu,
India.
E-mail: yohavarshini16@gmail.com
Mobile: 0091 9791749846
Ms. G. Priyadharshini*****,
II – B. Tech (ECE),
Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology,
(Deemed to be University)
Vallam,
Thanjavur -613 403,
Tamil Nadu,
India.
E-mail: dharshapriya16@gmail.com
Mobile: 0091 9944606520
Authors’ Introduction:
Mrs. C. Priya* has completed her M. A., M. Phil. and currently pursuing part time
Ph. D. in English Language Teaching. She has ten years of teaching working experience in
various institutions. She has published twelve research articles. She excels in utilizing ICT
tools in teaching learning process, creating e-Content, Webquizzes, conducting online lab
exams using her paid software. She has made first year students of PMIST to publish nine
research papers and motivates students to complete five hundred and above MOOC Courses
in the past two academic years. Her area of specialization is English Language Teaching and
Indian Writing in English. She has completed forty MOOC Courses and now works for
creating a MOOC Course in English Language Teaching.
Mrs. Bhuvaneswari Nagarajan** has completed her M. A., M. Phil. in English
Literature. She possesses fifteen years of working experience, five years in teaching and ten
years in IT sector. This research paper is her first research article. Her area of interest is
Indian Writing in English. She is a busy working women usually flying to other countries on
par with her profession. She is one of the role models of the first author of this article.
Mrs. C. Ramya*** has completed M. Sc., M. Phil, in Mathematics and about to
complete her Doctoral Viva-Voce in Mathematics at Mother Teresa Women’s University in
the month of June, 2018. She has five years of teaching experience. She is an expert in
teaching mathematical applications to her engineering and non-engineering students. She has
introduced a new logic entitled BRIL for her research as to prove the mathematical theorems
just by mental activity, instead of applying Arithmetic Principles to prove them as true. She
has published five research papers so far.

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Ms. G. Yohavarshini**** is an engineering student, pursuing B. Tech. ECE in
PMIST. She has published three research papers and completed nine MOOC Courses. She
has done a poster presentation also. Her area of interest is in Networking as well as in
Electronic Devices Assembling and Dismantling. She has a determination to achieve her
goals in Solar Technology.
Ms. G. Priyadharshini***** is also an engineering student, pursuing B. Tech. ECE
in PMIST. She has published two research papers and completed nine MOOC Courses. She
has done a poster presentation also. Her area of interest is Networking and Hardware. She
wishes to become a successful entrepreneur.
Abstract:
he objective of this research
paper is to evident the present
status of working women of
Tamilnadu. Tamilnadu is one
of the twenty nine states of
India. It is the eleventh largest state, sixth most
populous state, one of the seven developed states in
India. This research paper intends to limelight the
numerous roles played by working women of
Tamilnadu. It enumerates their status, requisites,
challenges and risks faced, basic rights, types of
harassments in the society and workplace. It also
enlists the roles and responsibilities of working
women in Tamilnadu. The researchers have made
an attempt to protrude the gender bias of working
women experienced in workplace right from their
salary to promotion, their sacrifices such as health,
kids, family, food, even their salary too. This
article exegeses the tenebrous side of working
women. Many great leaders of Tamilnadu
struggled a lot and fought against gender bias,
child marriage etc. It is indispensable that women
have been empowered with education, equal share
in their father’s property, placed in all the
disciplines, protected with constituted laws against
domestic violence, harassments etc. In addition, it
is also evident that the uncivilized male chauvinists
who are ruled by their egos in the society and
workplace handicap the working women in all the
sectors, which affect the proficient, masterful
working women to reverse from their career to be
the home administrators. This research is an eye-
opener to all the civilians to aware of the hurdles
faced by working women in order to realize their
inestimable contribution to their kin and kith and
the society. It also reviews countable working
women to share their experience at workplace and
their daily routines with a case study report.
Keywords: Women empowerment, parse,
working women, violence, gender bias,
malechauvnists, harassments, eye-opener
etc.
Introduction:
omen remain
indispensable from
everyone’s life.
They play various significant roles in their
lives. They are compared with the earth
for being patient. This research paper
attempts to witness the status of working
women in Tamil Nadu. It provides on a
case study taken from students,
academicians, common people etc. It is
believed that women are given a renowned
place in India. A report says that any
developed society is the one which gives
vital place for the improvement of women,
their literacy, freedom, values, cultural and
social relationships, interpersonal
relationships. It is necessitous that any
country which wants to develop has to
motivate women literacy, provide equal
rights to them, create more sustainable job
opportunities etc. Our nation has witnessed
many strong women for their resplendent
fame such as our Former Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu, Kalpana
Chawla, P.T. Usha etc.
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Requisites of Working Women:
here are certain requisites
involved for working
women of both
Government and private sector. It may be
any firm, institution, organization or
industry. A research says that they are
classified into five major needs such as
material needs, security needs, social
needs, recognition needs, and self
expression needs. The above listed five
requisites are to be ensured for all sort of
jobs irrespective of government or private
sector jobs to empower working women.
When all the above five requisites are
ensured, working women may feel
satisfied and put all their efforts to enrich
themselves professionally and socially.
Risks and Challenges Faced:
very individual working
man or woman
experience a lot of risks
and challenges in their daily routines. This
article spotlights the most common risks
and challenges faced by working women
in common as follow:
Figure 1: Risks and Challenges faced by Working Women
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Rights of Working Women:
Image 2: Laws for working Women (Source: https://www.slideshare.net/asrar121/laws-
regulating-women-working-in-night-shifts)
Case Study On The Status Of Working Women In Tamilnadu:
he following reports are presented in this research article based on the
responds received for a questionnaire. The questionnaire was responded by
various category of people right from students to working people.
Table 1: Details of the respondents who responded the questionnaire on ‘Working Women’
The respondents are from four
different states of India such as Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra
Pradesh and one another country namely
Albathina. It has covered thirty one
district participants for getting the exact
results on Working Women and their
opinions on them.
This research evidences that 97.7
percent of people have accepted that
women need to women, whereas, just 2.3
per cent of people have denied the need to
work by women. It reveals that the
majority of the participants of this research
questionnaire has reazlied the need of the
hour i.e. women need to work to enhance
their freedom, support their families,
upgrade themselves, share their incredible
knowledge to this world. It is accepted by
nineteen participants (21.8%) that
working women give importance to their
work rather than their family, whereas
forty seven participants(54%) have
disagreed and twenty one have partially
agreed (24%) for the same.
TTitle Student Employed Unemployed Self-Employed
Total 51 27 5 4
In Percentage 58.6 31 5.7 4.6

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The following table witnesses the case study on Working Women related issues as provided:
S.
No.
Question
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Partially
Agree or
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Total % Total % Total % Total % Total %
1. Most of the
Working Women
show interest to
get divorce
12 13.8 24 27.6 28 32.2 15 17.2 8 9.2
2. Working Women
are empowered
socially,
economically and
mentally
49 56.3 15 17.2 19 21.8 3 3.4 1 1.1
3. Working Women
give importance
to their Husband
and Children
50 57.5 18 20.7 16 18.4 2 2.3 1 1
4. Working Women
find time to relax
themselves
10 11.5 23 26.4 31 35.6 10 11.5 13 14.9
5. Working Women
are treated
equally in their
workplace
9 10.3 22 25.3 29 33.3 15 17.2 12 13.8
6. Working Women
find time to go
for Gym
3 3.4 16 18.4 22 25.3 31 35.6 15 17.2
7. Working Women
are overloaded in
their workplace
rather than Men
of the same
organisation
13 14.9 18 20.7 36 41.4 12 13.8 8 9.2
8. Working Women
attend all the
family and
relatives’ family
functions
4 4.6 13 14.9 35 40.2 18 20.7 17 19.5
9. Working Women
hesitate to raise
their voice
against Injustice
10 11.5 18 20.7 33 37.9 19 21.8 7 8
10. Working Women
gets angry easily
at home
30 34.5 16 18.4 31 35.6 9 10.3 1 1.1
11. Are women
equally paid in
their workplace?
10 11.5 21 24.1 37 42.5 8 9.2 11 12.6

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12. Working Women
should be
provided
transportation
facility in their
workplace to
ensure their
safety
37 42.5 23 26.4 15 17.2 5 5.7 7 8
13. Working Women
need to be paid
more than men
14 16.1 21 24.1 23 26.4 19 21.8 14 16.8
14. Working Women
fail to concentrate
on their children'
Education
7 8 31 35.6 17 19.5 23 26.4 9 10.3
15. Working Women
fail to upgrade
their Sustainable
Employability
Skills due to over
workload
9 10.3 33 37.9 31 35.6 8 9.2 6 6.9
16. Job Security is
very less for
women when
compared with
Men
19 21.8 28 32.2 19 21.8 13 14.9 8 9.2
Table 2: Responses from eighty seven people for the questionnaire ‘Working
Women’.Source:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1W6F8WRnYYAxd4IBEbDLBUUhCRs7jkM
Q7tcdcp5eZ-Es/edit#responses
In addition, the report is taken from
the questionnaire on working women says
that working women share their grievances
with their husbands as priority, the second
priority is friends only. They share their
grievances and sorrows with their
colleagues, parents, none of the people.
Kids are their priority since they don’t
want to disclose their sorrows with them as
it may lead to make them also worried
about their mother. It also reports that
working women are supported by their
husbands in order to complete the
household tasks whereas their parents get
second place, kids get third place.
Seventy five percent of the people
have accepted that the salary of working
women is spent for their husband’s family
only when compared with parent’s family,
for self or kids. It is accepted by fifteen
one percent of the respondents that
working women don’t take food on time
which lead them to get other side effects.
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respondents have accepted that working
women skip their food often in order to
prepare food at home, reach the workplace
on time, complete the tasks assigned
within the stipulated time. Finally it may
lead to sleepless nights which will affect
the functions of the brain slowly. In the
modern family system, working women
are allowed to spend their salary for their
personal interests which is accepted by
above twenty seven percent of the
respondents, in contrary thirteen percent of
the respondents have said that working
women are not permitted to spend their
salary for their personal reasons, whereas
the others have partially accepted the
same.
The majority of the respondents
have same opinion that sexual harassment
happens everywhere irrespective of
government sectors, private sectors, IT
sector or any academic institutions. It is
commonly found everywhere. The
government has to ensure the safety
measurements taken to safeguard the
working women in all the possible ways.
The respondents feel that teaching
is the most suitable job for women while
compared with other sectors which ensures
the maximum safety and security. It is
also to be accepted by all of us that
teaching job has also its disadvantages in
line up with safety of the working women
in few places of Tamilnadu. It is also
believed that government sector provides
all the facilities to working women like
medical leave, maternity leave, EPF,
Pension, Religious Leave, Casual Leave
etc. whereas all these facilities are not
provided by private sectors or any
businesses.
The following table lists the various respondents’ opinion for the other questions which are
relate with working women:
Image 1 Image 2
It is interpreted that just two people have
the opinion that women are not capable to
balance Profession and Family, whereas the
majority of the respondents have agreed
that they are capable and nineteen
respondents have partially accepted the
capability of working women to balance the
The above picture reveals that 24.1 percent
of people don’t prefer spending time to
watch serials whereas the 57.5 percent may
not prefer and 18.4 percent people only
prefer to watch serials to reduce their stress
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same
Image 3 Image 4
The above piechart witnesses that working
women show their interest and spend their
leisure time in cooking at kitchen only,
whereas the others spend in listening
melodious music, teaching children, making
handicrafts, watching serials and gossiping
The above picture showcases that the
majority of the people have disagreed that
women give importance to their work
rather than their family, whereas the other
dividends are accepted and partially
accepted responded which are lesser than
the majority of the responses received
Image 5 Image 6
It is evident from the above picture that
majority of the working women prefer
nuclear family than joint family. It is
believed that working women cannot spend
time with aged people or in-laws at home.
They may prefer nuclear family nearer to
their workplace for their easy transportation
also.
The above bar diagram reports that sexual
harassment for working women happens
mostly in private sector rather than
government sector. People believe that
Conclusion:
his research paper
highlights the risks and
challenges faced by
working women, roles and responsibilities
they do, views on various respondents
about working women and the issues
related with them. The theme of the topic
is not concluded with this research, but it
can be analyzed in different perspectives
to support the working women by the
future researchers.
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