Are Female HR Leaders Feeling Stuck? Seeking Solutions for Job Satisfaction

Hi Friends,

I have many HR friends, and many of them are female among this list at higher positions in their organizations, working as Head of HR or Senior HR Managers. However, most of them are frustrated and not happy or enjoying their work. In brief, they do not have work satisfaction.

I would like to share some suggestions from all of you on what the solutions could be. Please respond.

Keep smiling... Mahesh K Prasad

Not only females, but males are also not satisfied in medium and small-level companies as the meaning of HR is not clear to them. What is HR all about? In small and medium-level companies, HR is merely compared to recruitment and attendance. They are not involved in policy-making and employee issues.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Cheers

Are all female HR professionals frustrated at work? Survey:
- Due to organizational behavior
- Due to bosses
- Politics in the office
- Management not ready to listen to HR suggestions for betterment

The item is interrogative in nature, which requires an answer only in YES or NO. There is no conceptual sequence between the item and its variables.

Are all female HR professionals frustrated at work? Survey:

- Due to organizational behavior
- Due to bosses
- Politics in office
- Management not ready to listen to HR suggestions for betterment

The item is interrogative in nature, which requires a response in YES or NO. There is no conceptual sequence between the item and its variables.

Hi HR friends,

Any comments, please?

Regards,
Mahesh

Hi,

As per my observation in any corporate setting, the management looks for only female HR professionals instead of considering knowledge or education. They expect only two qualifications: 1. being female and 2. having good communication skills. I am not frustrated by stating this; rather, it is a fact.

Hi HR Friends,

I am an HR professional with 16 years of experience. In my personal experience, being female, I had to work doubly hard to prove my worth as all the top bosses are male and they look down on any female who tries to assert her position. Now, things are changing, and many companies prefer female HR professionals. Once you are confident about your work, it hardly matters whether you are male or female.

Sadhna Johri

Dear Friends,

According to me, there are a lot of other developments forthcoming in our profession; thereby, the HR Department will act as a centralized decision-maker or a team leader in the decision-making process. We have to be involved in all departmental works because staffing is a major function of management that pertains to all departments. Therefore, HR is responsible for workforce planning, recruitment, personnel affairs, leaves, and the separation process. This will reduce the scope of other managers in terms of workforce and empower HR.

It is just a matter of time. There are still people who haven't realized what HR exactly is, so we have to stay on track until we get our chance to prove ourselves.

Thanks & Regards,
Pooja

Hi Friends,

One way question itself I find it wrong. It's not only about females firstly. Secondly, the question should be: What makes an HR frustrated?

Regards,
Bhavika Yadav - MCA / MBA
Sr. HR
ISPL - Ahmedabad.

Hi Bhavika,

I agree with you totally. I don't think HR people are frustrated. It is only the case that the profile and the role they are playing at any organization define their level of interest and involvement.

I agree with Bhavika. It's not only females; the question should be, what makes most of the HR professionals frustrated? I think it's the copy-paste/cut-paste of western concepts in the Indian industry and the fact that they are not taken seriously or to their conclusion by the line managers and HR professionals themselves, which makes many HR executives frustrated. The Indian ethos and socio-economic culture and work culture being different, our solutions to topics like recruitment, performance management system, compensation and benefits, learning and development, employee separation issues, etc., should be evolved locally. Only then will they work and catch the eyes of all concerned in the managements. The management gurus, institutes, and all of us through the professional bodies should innovate such local solutions to HR issues.

P.R. Joshi

Being an HR professional, I am enjoying my position and responsibilities. I have been given full support from management as well as from staff members. When we do our best, we will get the support and encouragement. Yes, being a female, I am also facing issues from male staff, but I am still managing it by proving my ability in the work. As a female, it is easy to manage people, and HR is a suitable profession for females.