Balancing Career and Personal Life: How Do Women Navigate These Challenges?

Challenges Faced by Women in Balancing Career and Personal Life

On one hand, women have promising careers, becoming pilots, doctors, army officers, CEOs, COOs, business consultants, etc. On the other hand, they face issues of safety and harassment in the workplace, including harassment and undue advantage taken by bosses or senior personnel.

When traveling for work, women encounter stalkers and molesters on the roads and in public transport. Darkness is not their friend.

On a personal front, women have to take care of children and elders at home. Taking care of kids and elders is a big task that requires a lot of patience. Sometimes, women have to make sacrifices in their jobs to become responsible mothers, daughters, or daughters-in-law.

With so many demands at the workplace and at home, it's challenging for women to balance both. However, they can manage these tasks with the help of their husbands or families.

Yes, there is social stigma too; a woman is expected to marry, have children, and raise them. She cannot live on her own terms. If she chooses her own lifestyle, society may not accept her, making her feel like the odd one out.

Others often try to disturb her or make comments about her. It's hard for her to live alone, unlike a man.

When considering entrepreneurship, many people do not take her seriously. She may not receive payments from vendors, and people may try to cheat her. Few people understand her aspirations.

Ultimately, she has to create a space for herself. Her path is challenging.

I do not know why you have written this post or what the logic behind it was. The entire post lacks any numbers. Therefore, I do not think your arguments are based on a study or survey of society. The post seems more suitable for a magazine that advocates feminism. The way you have written your post implies that we live in dark ages where women are considered inferior entities. Is your post intended for a specific country? Is it for India? Yes, India faces these problems. However, with a population of 1.25 billion, there is a wide spectrum of society where each shade is so significant that diversity exists within each shade itself.

As a woman, there are hardships; however, harassment occurs from either side. Do you know how many men commit suicide due to false implications under Section 498-K? This section is one of the most dreaded sections of the Criminal Procedure Code of India. Matrimonial laws heavily favor women. Visit a family court and discover how women have taken undue advantage of this bias.

Your article could have been more balanced if you had also discussed the opposite side.

Last but not least, instead of criticizing the current state of affairs, you could have shared what you have done to change the situation, even by a small amount. Your article would have gained credibility even without mentioning the opposite perspective.

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar

Mr. Divekar,

Yes, this post is meant for India. You have not used polite language with the phrase "Go to Family Court."

If you have knowledge, you can share it; you can add it. I am a YWCA Delhi Member for the last 8 years. I have faced such kinds of situations. I have experienced harassment and eve-teasing in my locality. I fought it for 5 months in the year 2016. I can show you attachments and scanned copies of my case if you wish to see.

I live in Rohini, Delhi. As a YWCA Delhi Member, I have made contributions to society. I do not deny that men do not face issues and harassment in society and at the workplace. They do face it. Women and their parents take undue advantage. I know of a few cases. It's not mandatory to add figures and numbers. I have the right to present my views.