Shheem

After reading this article

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263689

the workplace environment in the  1990′s was much better.   You maintained a  proper distance from your colleagues . The workplace was safe for the few female employees. In a professionally managed companies,  anti- harassment committees were instituted even before the practice became prevalent  and  interaction with people strictly work related.

Today, when companies advertise dance classes as the perks  they offer at work,  I  am personally scandalized.   You come to office to work or for other activities?  Dancing can be just an excuse for misbehaving.

Juggling a job and family responsibilities takes a  toll on both the mental and physical health of most working women.  They often have to spend many hours dressing up and traveling to office.  Work at home opportunities allow women to have the best of both the worlds,  save their valuable time and earn money.

One of the main reasons why women cannot focus on their career are their family responsibilities. They are expected to keep the house in order , prepare all the meals, do the cleaning and then also do work.

This causes a lot of mental and physical strain, which affects their ability at the workplace and physical health.

Though most companies claim to be politically correct and claim that performance is the only criteria while deciding on promotions and bonuses,  the fact remains that women are discriminated against in most workplaces. Most societies are male dominated and most women face a glass ceiling at some stage in their career, when they are overlooked in favor of their less competent male colleagues.

The discrimination faced by women is even worse in Asian countries like India, where millions of  baby girls are killed before the birth of a girl is not welcome. Through girls outperform boys in most school and college leaving exams, women make up less than 5% of  the workforce in most large companies.  Most are employed as secretaries, few attain any position of  responsibility.

Part of  the reason may be social conditioning, where women are expected to relocate after marriage and take care of  their family. They are also not assigned challenging assignments on the assumption that the customer may not be “comfortable” working with them. The best way to overcome this discrimination is  for women to start their own business.