Conflicts and Challenges Faced by Employed Women in Family Life: A Study on Sylhet City

Abstract

The contributors of every human civilization are both men and women. No success or development is possible without the participation of the women. Now-a-days, women are increasingly participating in outdoor activities. This is a good sign for society and for the women themselves. This study is based on primary and secondary data and the researchers tried to identify the conflicts and challenges, which are being faced by women employee in family life and the nature of such conflicts. This is an exploratory study to examine the problems of employee women in family life. Quantitative method has been used for the study and the data has been collected through questionnaire survey and secondary sources. The study has been conducted by selecting 51 samples from the women employees in Sylhet city. The findings of the study illustrate that, the education rate is higher among women employees and they get married at a later age than usual (average age 25.43). The women employees in Sylhet city like other cities of Bangladesh face many problems due to job. Support from the family is very important for their functioning. Though women employees are independent economically but they face various problems within family and society. They have to bear most of the workloads both in office and in family. Therefore, further study on the concerned fields is very essential to get the real picture of the present trends.