Course DescriptionÂ
Stress is an inevitable part of corporate life, and all managers go through stress at the workplace. Women managers, in addition to the stressors experienced by their male counterparts, experience gender-specific stress on account of the social perception of their roles as women, which influences their self-perception, as well as expectations at the workplace and home. The dual responsibilities and pressure from both home and office, and lack of support from spouses and family members create stress for women managers. Moreover, women also tend to be perceived by their colleagues as objects of sexual gratification, and are hence vulnerable to sexual harassment. In addition, the age-old belief in the intellectual superiority of the male sex leads to sexual discrimination of women at the workplace.
This course was presented by SWE India.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the social conditioning that is responsible for assuming gender roles in society.
- Identify the specific stressors that women managers experience, which are different from their male counterparts.
- Discuss possible solutions to reduce the stress levels of women managers, enhancing their productivity at the workplace.
Speaker
Dr. Monica Khanna works as Associate Professor at Indira Institute of Business Management, and Consultant at Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship. She has around twenty five years of experience in the field of academics as well as in journalism and business, presented and published research papers at the national and international level for various journals, conferences and seminars. Dr. Khanna has published ten books, including scholarly books on gender studies, books on grammar and composition, books of short stories and picture books for children. She also writes a weekly column for a Navi Mumbai based newspaper, Newsband.