Impact of a middle class working woman in India

Patriarchy refers to the dominance of society by male counterparts and thereby intruding considerably in the autonomy of females. It has hampered the position of the middle class working women in India owing to prolonged practices of the past and submissiveness of the females. 

Position of the middle class working women is made to be subordinate to that of males. The females are provided with low skilled and low paying jobs in comparison to their male counterparts. In fact, for the same quality and quantity of work women are paid less. Moreover, the domestic work are not even considered as being considerable contribution. Women’s job in India is understood as completely attached to their spouse’s. 

A woman has to seek transfer or even leave their job if her husband has moved. Moreover, in times of exigencies, it is females who have to sacrifice their jobs in the name of necessity of the family. Women are expected to perform dual roles of job as well as household works with the latter being prominent. Their earnings are considered just as extra incomes for a family. 

Unfortunately, this happens even if husband and wife have same designation, same roles and same job profile. The major problems for working women arise out of the dual responsibilities of the working women’s house work and the office work, another issue arises as the patriarchal society forces the middle class working women to feel that the children are not properly looked after, when the mother is working.

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