Indian Women in Leadership by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319688169
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Women who choose career over family are accused of being career-oriented, selfish, and too independent women choosing to be homemakers are accused of not working hard enough or not having enough aspiration. It is unfortunate that many academics and researchers side with this kind of thinking, which is evident from statements like “It also happens that many women lose focus on career continuity because of ‘aspiration deficit’ as they have a choice of leaving the career in India (unlike men who have to work whether they like their work or not)” (Sundari & Sathyanarayana, 2012, p. 75). Work expectations and guilt over missing family responsibilities force women into questioning their self and professional identities (Uppalury & Racherla, 2014).

Tang and Cousins (2005) argued that values and culture of a society define how work and life intertwine. As organizations exist within the confines of a society, the wider conceptions and traditions influence the attitudes and policies within a workplace. Within the confines of a collectivist society, most women place family over career. Furthermore, in collectivist cultures , men also expect women to handle the daily chores along with their careers, thus making it even more difficult for women in managerial positions in corporate organizations to balance their work and life (Uppalury & Racherla, 2014).

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