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Women in the labour force in India.

About: The article was published on 1981-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 4 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Income distribution & Unemployment.
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined gender diversity on boards of a sample of 185 companies listed on BSE500 index over a period of six years and presented a status quo and forecasted future representation of women on corporate boards.
Abstract: The study examined gender diversity on boards of a sample of 185 companies listed on BSE500 index over a period of six years. It presented a status quo and forecasted future representation of women on corporate boards. The paper also examined gender diversity with specific reference to the type and number of directorships held by women and the women’s share of Board / Committee chairs and memberships. An extensive literature review on how women directors contribute or can contribute towards the success of the organization was also undertaken in order to present a strong case for having a higher representation of women on boards. The relationship between gender diversity on boards and various characteristics of companies such as the sector, size, profits and age was also established. The study found that on an average 40% of the companies had at least one woman on their board, but in all, women on an average accounted for only 5% of the total number of directorships. It also estimated, ceteris paribus, a 30% and 61% increase in women on boards in the next five and ten years respectively.

8 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of maternal working status on behavioral problems and performance among 300 school going adolescents selected by non probability purposive sampling from 2 selected schools at Mangaluru was done using quantitative study approach and descriptive study design.
Abstract: Background: Researchers have different views about the working status of the mother and its effect on children. Some believe that children of working mothers are getting more suffered and become more neglected as they are not getting enough time to spend with their mother and that may result in development of behavioral problems in children. And some have the opinion that the children of working mother become self conscious, smart, obedient, punctual etc. Objectives: To assess the performance, behavioural problems of adolescents and working status of mother, to assess the effect of maternal working status on the performance and behavioural problems of adolescents. Materials and Methods: The effect of maternal working status on behavioural problems and performance among 300 school going adolescents selected by non probability purposive sampling from 2 selected schools at Mangaluru was done using quantitative study approach and descriptive study design. Chi square and fishers exact test statistics were computed to determine significant relationships between variables and p-value was set at 0.05 significant levels. Results: The study was done among 162 male and 132 female adolescents in the age group of 12-16 years. The findings of the study showed that out of 300 adolescents, 78 mothers of adolescents are working and 222 are not working. Most of the adolescents 58.0% (174) belonged to normal and 27.7% (83) belonged to borderline and 14.3% (43) belonged to abnormal SDQ score. Though maternal working status was found to have significant effect of on the behavioral problems of adolescents, statically, no association was found between maternal working status and behavioral problems. Maternal working status was found to have significant effect on performance of adolescents. Religion was found to have a significant relation with the behavioral problems of adolescents Conclusion: The study finding cannot be generalized as the sample size is 300. The findings of the study point to the need for supporting working Indian mothers so that they balance work life as well as personal life effectively and learn to spend quality time with her family and care her children.

3 citations


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  • ...New York: Catalyst, 2015 4....

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effect of a change in the gender ratio in a manufacturing organization in the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India to highlight these changes through the manner in which the organisation implements this change.
Abstract: The working class population in Indian society has been largely centred on the male members of the group. Being dominantly patriarchal in nature, Indian social systems promote the ascendancy of the male over the female in all spheres of personal and professional life and the working class environment has traditionally been no exception to this rule. Women, both married and unmarried, have been confined to homes while men have gone to factories and institutions to earn a means of sustenance for the entire family. As a result, the structures in the workplace have also remained constant with men dealing with men in most factories. This paper examines the manner in which a certain alteration in the gender ratio of an organisation can bring about positive change in terms of productivity, behaviours, attitudes and efficiency on the shop floor. This paper studies one manufacturing organisation in the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India to highlight these changes through the manner in which the organisation implements this change.

1 citations

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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined gender diversity on boards of a sample of 185 companies listed on BSE500 index over a period of six years and presented a status quo and forecasted future representation of women on corporate boards.
Abstract: The study examined gender diversity on boards of a sample of 185 companies listed on BSE500 index over a period of six years. It presented a status quo and forecasted future representation of women on corporate boards. The paper also examined gender diversity with specific reference to the type and number of directorships held by women and the women’s share of Board / Committee chairs and memberships. An extensive literature review on how women directors contribute or can contribute towards the success of the organization was also undertaken in order to present a strong case for having a higher representation of women on boards. The relationship between gender diversity on boards and various characteristics of companies such as the sector, size, profits and age was also established. The study found that on an average 40% of the companies had at least one woman on their board, but in all, women on an average accounted for only 5% of the total number of directorships. It also estimated, ceteris paribus, a 30% and 61% increase in women on boards in the next five and ten years respectively.

8 citations

Journal Article
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of maternal working status on behavioral problems and performance among 300 school going adolescents selected by non probability purposive sampling from 2 selected schools at Mangaluru was done using quantitative study approach and descriptive study design.
Abstract: Background: Researchers have different views about the working status of the mother and its effect on children. Some believe that children of working mothers are getting more suffered and become more neglected as they are not getting enough time to spend with their mother and that may result in development of behavioral problems in children. And some have the opinion that the children of working mother become self conscious, smart, obedient, punctual etc. Objectives: To assess the performance, behavioural problems of adolescents and working status of mother, to assess the effect of maternal working status on the performance and behavioural problems of adolescents. Materials and Methods: The effect of maternal working status on behavioural problems and performance among 300 school going adolescents selected by non probability purposive sampling from 2 selected schools at Mangaluru was done using quantitative study approach and descriptive study design. Chi square and fishers exact test statistics were computed to determine significant relationships between variables and p-value was set at 0.05 significant levels. Results: The study was done among 162 male and 132 female adolescents in the age group of 12-16 years. The findings of the study showed that out of 300 adolescents, 78 mothers of adolescents are working and 222 are not working. Most of the adolescents 58.0% (174) belonged to normal and 27.7% (83) belonged to borderline and 14.3% (43) belonged to abnormal SDQ score. Though maternal working status was found to have significant effect of on the behavioral problems of adolescents, statically, no association was found between maternal working status and behavioral problems. Maternal working status was found to have significant effect on performance of adolescents. Religion was found to have a significant relation with the behavioral problems of adolescents Conclusion: The study finding cannot be generalized as the sample size is 300. The findings of the study point to the need for supporting working Indian mothers so that they balance work life as well as personal life effectively and learn to spend quality time with her family and care her children.

3 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effect of a change in the gender ratio in a manufacturing organization in the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India to highlight these changes through the manner in which the organisation implements this change.
Abstract: The working class population in Indian society has been largely centred on the male members of the group. Being dominantly patriarchal in nature, Indian social systems promote the ascendancy of the male over the female in all spheres of personal and professional life and the working class environment has traditionally been no exception to this rule. Women, both married and unmarried, have been confined to homes while men have gone to factories and institutions to earn a means of sustenance for the entire family. As a result, the structures in the workplace have also remained constant with men dealing with men in most factories. This paper examines the manner in which a certain alteration in the gender ratio of an organisation can bring about positive change in terms of productivity, behaviours, attitudes and efficiency on the shop floor. This paper studies one manufacturing organisation in the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India to highlight these changes through the manner in which the organisation implements this change.

1 citations