Job stress amongst female faculty members in higher education

An Indian experience from a feminist perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID21491903
AuthorsShreemathi S Mayya (0000-0003-0753-9490, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, corresponding author), Purnima Venkat (Manipal Academy of Higher Education, corresponding author), Lena Ashok (0000-0003-2441-3224, Manipal Academy of Higher Education), Veena Kamath (Manipal Academy of Higher Education, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume45
Issue2
Pages97-105
Publication date2023-04-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0258-9710 • E-ISSN: 2478-1169
PublisherSri Lanka Journals Online (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4038/sljss.v45i2.8185
OpenAlexW4367338400
LanguageEN
References cited6

Women academicians in higher education in India have a more rigorous path to follow than their male counterparts in achieving their due professional status. There are several factors that hinder their progress, including patriarchal concepts in certain role expectations from women; stereotyping of women in certain roles; and non-acceptance of women in certain others. The notions about women that have thus got embedded in the higher education sector in India have a negative impact on their career progress. There is also the need to understand the phenomenon of the glass ceiling that women are faced with in their career promotion efforts in higher education and the inequalities they often encounter under male chauvinism. Against this backdrop, the present paper strives to study the factors that contribute to the job stress and dissatisfaction of women in higher education in India, using the constructs of feminism. The paper concludes that understanding these constructs enables the members of the academia to rationally navigate the experiences of women in higher education and to create supportive policies that ensure a sustainable future for academic women with job security, satisfaction, and dignity

Career development · Chauvinism · Dignity · Feminism · Glass ceiling · Higher education · Job security · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology

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