Challenges of Female Employee at workplace in India: A Qualitative Investigation

Abstract

India is not an exception to the growing importance of gender equality and women's empowerment issues around the world. The number of women working in India has increased in recent years, but there are still big obstacles to overcome. Gender discrimination and bias are one of the biggest issues that Indian women workers must deal with. Gender-based prejudices and stereotypes still impede women's career advancement despite legal safeguards and affirmative action guidelines. A chronic gender wage disparity is caused by the unfair treatment of women, biased performance reviews, and the limited access to leadership roles. For female workers in India, balancing work and life is a huge difficulty. Women have a harder time juggling the personal and professional goals because of traditional gender roles and societal expectations. For female workers in India, workplace safety and harassment are still major concerns. Sexual, physical, verbal, and other types of harassment are regularly experienced by women.