INITIATIVES BY EMPLOYERS TO CREATE A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN MANAGERS –AN IMPERATIVE

Abstract

In this era of Globalization and the race to surge ahead and win, organizations have to tap every resource they can identify. Women are a valuable Human Resource in today’s competitive organizational arena. With an increasing number of female students pursuing professional/higher education, the number of women in managerial positions in organizations is bound to be higher than before. In such an emerging situation, focus on women executives of India, becomes that much more relevant, both from the career woman’s and our national planners point of view.

This article will contribute in highlighting the importance of women breaking through the ‘glass ceiling’ and reaching top managerial levels. There is a serious hindrance to women managers in career advancement that leads to an innate frustration and affects work drastically. This article attempts to study the problems and constraints faced by them. It is vital that these situations and possible alleviating factors be studied. This Article attempts to draw the attention of Equal opportunity employers and the Government. Women Managers are a small select category of professionals and an exploratory insight into the possible unique initiatives extended proactively by Corporate India is quite fascinating.