Hard hope: Contribution of Indian society in womens

education and career

Sweety Patel

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ITM University, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA

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Abstract
This paper examines the determinants of male as well as women in the progress of
woman for education as well as career. As in Indian culture social responsibilities as
well as home management has been considered as part of woman. As we all are part of
developing country there are lots of opportunities for woman to take participation in the
growth of India. If woman is educated and capable enough to do work then she can
easily be the part of this growth. On the other side that if we look towards economical
condition of average person or family, and it has become necessary to earn for women
to complete all the need of family, especially if she come from middle-class or poor
class. Now to perform all the social responsibilities as well as to the manage home
perfectly is very difficult for any human body. Question arises to where woman should
give priority, what Indian society accepting from woman to do. What male as well as
women think to choose from?
By researching on some Indian males as well as females of different age group, I
come to know some interesting facts of Indian male thinking and change as per age and
as per education as well as place. Also interesting facts from woman also, when
question comes to support other woman career as well as education support.

Keywords: Career of women, Male and women contributions, Social responsibilities,

Introduction:
Women the basic unit in the family and she is shouldering all most all the
responsibilities in the family. But she has to suffer inequalities and harassment all the
phases of her life, from the womb to tomb. If we go through the history, in Vedic
period the women enjoyed more or less equal status that of men. But in the post Vedic
period and British period we can see the total disintegration of the status of women. In
the independence and pre independence period so many laws and legislations were
implemented for the development of women by the effort of social reformers. The
constitutional provisions and legal measures provide a conductive atmosphere for the
development of women in the society. The educational status of women improved
followed by health status, race, age at marriage, permitted widow remarriage, reduce in

mortality rate, morbidity and improved life expectancy but the career development of
women become a dream, especially the women from Below poverty Line families1.
What government is doing? Because India is a male domain country from vedic time,
it is important to know males contributions in woman education and career.
India is the developing country where maximum youth world (between 21_
4 years) is there, and lets considers only 40% are females. If they are not allowed to
work or to be educated, then Indian would never consider as a young India. For the
growth of country it is too necessary that girls give their output too. Government needs
woman empowerment and todays government is seriously thinking for this important
part to develop the country.
Gujarat government has announced 50% reservation for woman participation in
Indian. Also, Indian air force has just opened their door for women recently. This is the
simple proof for the progress of level of thinking in Indian government for gender
equality. Some important steps by government like Beti Padhao, Sukanya Yojna is
to make woman youth world educated too.
There are lots of other rules has been developed for safety as well as education of
women in India like Rule for dowry, with a purpose that saving some amount of
dowry can be used for her education.
We can conclude that Government is playing its role to make women well
educated and to take participation in the growth of developing India. Now question
arises why women are not working for life? Or why working women ratio is lesser in
India compared to foreign countries?
Research Methodology:
After reviewing some males from different city and education level of age group
between 20-40, it has been found that about 100% are happy to marry with well
educated woman. As well as looking towards what is the reason 27% male will allow
their female to work after marriage is to full fill her wish. While 33% male are ready to
allow because they strongly believe that educated woman will help to improve her
personality and improve their children future. Only to improve their future of child they
wish that their women should study and updated. Most probably men are agreed that
woman should complete her social responsibility first, taking care for their children and
parents first, then after if she wish to do work or make career then it will be totally her
choice with responsibility.
Many of these women are the first generation in their families stepping out to
work. And most wnats to have perfection with the roles their mothers played at homemanaging house, relationships and rearing children.

If women are allowed to work

then it should be due to reason
that:
For
economica
l help
10.3
34.5
43.1
5.2 6.9

For
improvem
ent of next
generation
For
personality
developm
ent

No Are willing to play the same

answe
role she plays now, if she is
r
earns?
5%
No,
at all

Yes
definit
ely.
58%

Yes, I
can
HELP
for
some
days
only

Now If male are agree to let her work then definitely that will be dual role for
women. First to fulfil the need of home that includes cooking, cleaning and managing
home as well as to sometimes continuously taking care for family. And second to take
care for her career. If practically counting the hours to complete all daily home
management, It will take 4 hours. Those are going to added in working hours of
woman. Scientifically womens body is weaker compared to men. Definitely she will
not able to give perfection in both the side. This is the one of the biggest reason tht why
most girls are leaving their career after marriage or after having a child.
If we look towards foreign countries and their culture, there is no special rule of
work as per gender. And it is the only reason that though all young woman are giving
their best to the nation without feeling stress. The latest study done by Nielsen reveals
that Indian women are the most stressed in the world today. An overwhelming 87% of
Indian women said they felt stressed most of the time, and 82% had no time to relax.
The survey, conducted early this year, covered 6,500 women from 21 developed and
developing countries like Sweden, the US, the UK, France, the BRICS economies. It
was conducted online among women (over 18 years of age) and cut across social and
income class. The missing social support and the physical infrastructure are building a
lot of stress, especially for the working women2.
Lets come on the difficulties that average women are facing because of dual role
like social responsibility as well career focus. It is not easy to completely focus on
social responsibility after working hours. Now question arises that how much male are
agree to let social responsibilities secondary manner and sometimes to play that role that
a woman is doing.

So answer can be seen the graph that 58%

males are agree to do responsibilities like
home cleaning or cooking or taking care of
home that are actually considered as a women
responsibility while 45% are agree to do work
like to play that responsibility but only that is
needed and if to necessity is there. While 93%
women strongly believe that they these
responsibility is of male too, and if they will
help to manage home as well as social
responsibility then it will easy to work and
make career bright for life.
Coclusion:
Results conclude that role of Indian
society plays important role for her career as
well as education. Indian male from urban
city are in side to give big support to study as
well as career decisions, but with completion
of social responsibilities and after fulfilment
of Indian role for woman infrastructure. If we
conclude working woman results they
strongly feel they need 50% support from
their family to have social responsibilities.

MALES' REVIEW:Do you think

cooking and cleaning are the
RESPONSIBILITY of women
only?
YES

NO
32%

68%

FEMALES' REVIEW:Do you

think cooking and cleaning are
the RESPONSIBILITY of women
only?
YES

NO
7%

93%

Also safety is important issue that Indian male are thinking about, they do not wish
to allow their woman for night just because of safety issues. Men from urban city need
to have smart, educated and self dependent wife but with necessity that she completes
most of social responsibilites as well as home management activity.
Reference:
[1] Socio-economic Changes of Women through Kudumbasree A Study from
Puthenvelikkara (Gp) of Kerala State, India Kenneth Kalyani1and Seena P.C.2, School of
Counselling, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur,
Tamilnadu, INDIA, Department of Social Work, Sri Sankara University, Kalady, Kerela,
INDIA, 20THSeptember 2012

[2] http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/