'Women execs feel more safe in big cities'
Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi are among metropolis in which women employees suffer least mental harassment against those employed in Ludhiana, Kolkata and Pune, according to Survey undertaken by Assocham.
By TNN |
MUMBAI: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi are among metropolis in which women employees suffer least mental harassment against those employed in Ludhiana, Kolkata and Pune, according to Survey undertaken by Assocham.
The findings of survey on ‘Night Shift for Women: Growth & Opportunities’ also reveal that women employees across the country face the maximum insecurity in sectors such as leather and textiles while hospitals and BPO industry provide them with the maximum security.
It says that mental harassment for women employees is reported lesser in Bangalore 6%, followed by 7% in Chennai, 8% in Hyderabad and 9% in Mumbai. Delhi tops the list at 14%. Ludhiana, Kolkata and Pune reported harassment levels of 27%, 19% and 17%, respectively.
The survey, sponsored by National Commission for Women (NCW), reached out to 272 women executives in these cities. It also highlights that 85% women employees are satisfied with their employers’ attitude towards them.
The survey reveals that women working in bigger cities and bigger firms are relatively more satisfied. The respondents from Chennai (98%), Bangalore (97%), Hyderabad (94%), and Mumbai (91%) are satisfied with their employers.
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Around 84% respondents from Delhi and 88% from Kolkata are satisfied with their employers. Ludhiana and Pune respondents are least satisfied with their employers i.e. 54% and 76%, respectively. Level of satisfaction on the basis of size of the firm indicates that large scale firms are better on all grounds. Insecurity is high in the small-scale firms (45%), it is lower in medium scale firms (26.4%) and large-scale firms (13%). Close to 96% employees in large scale firms, 84.7% employees in medium scale firms and 76.3% employees of small-scale firms reported the duration of night shifts to be appropriate.
Mental harassment is faced more by small-scale firms’ employees (21%); it is least in case of large-scale firms (8%) and moderate in medium scale firms (14%). No in-house training is provided in small-scale and medium scale firms. It is only 2% in large-scale firms.
For only 6.3% of small-scale employees, better pay package was the reason to work in night shifts. 14% medium scale firms and 28% employees of large-scale firms have expressed this reason to work in night shifts.
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Again it is demand by nature of job, which induces 94% of small-scale firm employees, 89.2% of medium scale firm employees and 95.1% large-scale firm employees to do night shifts. Social problems associated with the women employees are least in large scale firms (4.3%), highest in small scale firms (25%) and moderate (12.4%) in medium scale firms. 89.5% respondents from small scale firms, 95.9% from medium scale firms and 98.6% from large scale firms’ women employees responded that appropriate number of women are working in night shifts.
ASSOCHAM-NCW Survey observed that low skilled workers from all the industries: BPOs, textile industry, leather industry and hospitals are subject to maximum problems. They are dependent highly on the immediate bosses and employers, which creates a good breeding ground for problems to germinate whereas skilled workers face lesser problems.
Insecurity is observed higher among low skilled women (34%). Only 8% highly skilled women and 29% moderately skilled women face insecurity. Commuting problems were least among highly skilled women employees (only 2%), and highest among low skilled women employees (23%).
Over 98% of highly skilled women were satisfied with their duration of night shifts while only 65% of low skilled women were found satisfied with their duration of night shifts. As far as childcare facility is concerned highly skilled women tend to get maximum benefit (15%), followed by moderately skilled women (9%) and low skilled women (2%).
It may be mentioned that childcare facilities provided by their employers are negligible for working women; the nearby centres, provide these facilities at very high costs.
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