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OPERATING IN MEN’S ZONE: CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY WOMEN MANAGERS IN THE BANKING ORGANIZATION OF INDIA

The existence of women’s under-representation in management locus is present in every organization and the problem is of major concern when it is defined as equal opportunities. Discrimination in terms of gender at the occupational level is prevalent in maximum organizations which creates a lot of stress among women managers. Furthermore, with the advent of time though females have made substantial progress and achieved higher ranks within the banking management, but still, they lack power and unable to make an influence at the highest levels. Women are ultimately known as the life and blood of any organization but at the very same time they are also counted as "Subordinates". In the absence of women, the organization or society lies nowhere. With the prevalence of these opposing issues in regards to women, the authors investigated the challenges encountered by the women managers working in the banking organization of India. This study discovered that these managers most of the time are apprehended back in regards to exercising their authority, career progression, and their occupational performance due to several determinants. The presence of the patriarchal system and the narrow-mindedness of the male counterparts are recognized as the principal component that emasculates the effectiveness and efficiency of these women managers. Moreover, the paper emphasizes that despite of various enormous efforts, the empowerment of women in the twenty-first century remains a myth. As a consequence, of which the equality of gender remains repelled and misconstrued predominantly by men. The chief analytical instrument employed is the constituent of feminine emancipation. The reason behind the application of such a framework is that it gives a brief overview of the presence of inequalities between the genders from a socio-cultural perspective. It is exclaimed by the liberal feminists that women face marginalization and discrimination in their workplace due to their biological maquillage. Considering this notion, it is stressed for the deconstruction of the status quo that men should acknowledge women as equal to them. The eradication of prejudgment against women based on their biological reproductive organs has become a central point for women's tussle in general and, feminists in particular. To produce qualitative shreds of evidence the authors employed in-depth interviews and focused group discussions with the respondents.

               

KEYWORDS: Challenges, Male Chauvinism, Women Managers, Banking Organization.


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