Study on the Health Awareness Levels of Working Women in Chemical Industries

Abstract

Working women health awareness level has been closely associated with the home and family. By taking up employment, they have to play a dual role: housewife and career woman. There is a clear conflict between the society approved status of women as housewives and mother of children on one hand and their status as more productive workers on the other. Family duties have also imposed restrictions on their role in their employment. As such, there is role conflict faced by working women particularly in the chemical industries. The role conflict and dual role of working women has resulted stress, tension, anxiety, obesity, etc., and consequently, working women are facing frequent ill health, both psychological and physical. This research is analysis the net effect of work status on women's health and whether the effect persists after controlling for the influence of socio-economic factors.