[“Work-life Challenges for Mothers”]

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Gender concerns in the office are one of the important topics for discussion and study. Women in the work force are in record numbers, according to the World Economic Forum. One half of the potential talent is accounted for women throughout the world and therefore nation's development and competitiveness is significantly dependent in how it utilizes its female talent. But at the same time, only three percent women are top executives among 500 fortune firms. That is the reason only a 6th of women are top earners in the workforce. Gender inequality, across all organizations is staggering, in terms of compensation. According to the UK Census, a woman only makes 77 pence for every pound earned by a man.

Research indicates that the gender inequality is also exacerbated by the childbirth, for those who take maternity leaves especially. Parental or maternity leave is available to both and women, but a recent study shows that women take 98% of their unpaid leaves. Approximately 33% of those eligible mothers take these depart, as in the evaluation of only 1 per cent of the right parents. Women with small children often earn lower wages and smaller amounts presentation comments after their absence from work due to family leave. The legislation will identify gender unfairness as the cause that the language along the FMLA is gender neutral. Men tend not to take family leave when children are born, even with this gender-neutral language. This discrimination in the use of leave is probable conclusion of the customary male forms that live in most foremost associations. These forms pay long hours and devotion to the business and the job at hand. This may have been understandable throughout the 1950's, when more than 63 per hundred of the families pursued the customary form comprising of a man as wage earner and woman as housewife. Only 17 per hundred of families now comprise of the form 1950, although, Despite altering communal norms, women still are inclined to hold most of the blame inside the house, lifting young children and a vocation. In detail, as asserted by the Families and Work Institute, National Study Changing work, two of each five men still believe that a woman's "place" is at home.

Questionnaire

1) Age:

2) Designation:

a) Assistant - 0b) Associate - Executive - 1c) Assistant Manager - 2 d) Manager - 3e) Vice President - 4f) Director - 5

3) Nature of Org:

4) How many days in a week do you work?

a) Less than 5 days - 0b) 5 days - 1c) ...