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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2022)
Working from home for women-boon or bane? A sociological analysis
Authors
Badre Afshan
Abstract
Coronavirus outbreak has significantly changed how we see work from home (WFH), which is presently a considerably more broadly acknowledged practice. This would appear on a superficial level to be an equalizer move for women, but the paper depicts a few likely manners by which it might indeed hinder women—and afterward suggests measures for the management to take to ensure that the guarantee of WFH can be completely figured it out. This paper is an attempt to look at the WFH from women’s point of view. The virtual method of working is getting progressively well known because of its potential for cost-savings; it is additionally a route for an association to be more dexterous and adjust to emergencies, for example, worldwide pandemics. This method of working carries new difficulties to organizations that suddenly need to switch to telecommuting. Indeed, telecommuting raises many issues for employees, identified with correspondence, joint effort, and the utilization of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). This paper analyzed the assessment of telecommuting from the experiences of 17 female employees working in IT/ITES industries in Delhi, India. The data were collected through telephonic interview. The results are discussed in terms of the satisfaction of the WFH. The paper proposes that there are differences in the assessment of factors influencing telecommuting proficiency and characteristics needed from a telecommuter, depending upon sex, age, work experience, and experience of telecommuting.
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Pages:102-108
How to cite this article:
Badre Afshan "Working from home for women-boon or bane? A sociological analysis". International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2022, Pages 102-108
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