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| Published: September 27, 2024
“Her Silent Struggle”: Unveiling Gender Roles and Mental Health of Married Working Women
PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Professor, Head of the Department, Department of Psychology, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.256.20241203
DOI: 10.25215/1203.256
ABSTRACT
The ratio of women in the workforce in India has increased due to various factors, including economic growth, improved education, and increased gender sensitivity. However, the traditional gender roles still persist and frames women primarily as caregivers and nurturers, responsible for managing household chores alongside their jobs. This study examines the lived experiences of married working Indian females from Generation Y and their perceived psychological stress resulting from the prescribed gender roles. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 6 females. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis, the study has explored their significant outlook towards life. The study reveals the unfading influence of traditional gender roles on the work-life balance, dual role-conflict, and eventually on the psychological well-being of the participants. The findings contribute to understanding the complexities of gender roles in the present Indian society.
Keywords
Gender Roles, work-life imbalance, mental health, married women, interpretative phenomenological analysis
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2024, Mujeeb, N. & Aleem, S.
Received: July 28, 2024; Revision Received: September 23, 2024; Accepted: September 27, 2024
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.256.20241203
10.25215/1203.256
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Published in Volume 12, Issue 3, July-September, 2024