From the Archives of Yoga and Total Health - Dilemma of a Working Woman
Yoga and Total Health|March 2020
Published in ‘Yoga and Total Health’ April 1991
Sushma Nagarkar
From the Archives of Yoga and Total Health - Dilemma of a Working Woman

Not so long ago, a different economic division of labour existed. Men worked outside the home whilst women provided what economists called “home production” —cooking, cleaning and caring for children.

Today, more and more women are joining the workforce for economic and other reasons. Much is being written about the working woman - her trials and tribulations and some about her immense satisfactions.

A Hite report published in 1987 found that “...women were expected to play traditional nurturing love-giving roles while helping out as breadwinners.”

This story is from the March 2020 edition of Yoga and Total Health.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the March 2020 edition of Yoga and Total Health.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM YOGA AND TOTAL HEALTHView All
कर्तव्य की भावना से कार्य में उत्कृष्ठता (excellence)
Yoga and Total Health

कर्तव्य की भावना से कार्य में उत्कृष्ठता (excellence)

क ई तरह की व्यवस्थाएँ हैं, जो हमें सचेत करती हैं कि हमें क्या करना है। माता-पिता, समाज, कानून आदि के प्रति हमारे कुछ उत्तरदायित्व होते हैं, कर्तव्य व व्यवहार के कुछ नियम होते हैं जिनका हमें पूर्ण रूप से पालन करना होता है, परन्तु बहुत से लोग अपने कर्तव्यों के प्रति लापरवाह होते हैं, उन्हें अपने कर्तव्य पालन करना पसंद नहीं है ।

time-read
1 min  |
April 2024
सत्य
Yoga and Total Health

सत्य

सूत्र - अहिंसासत्यास्तेय ब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहा यमाः । 12.30।।

time-read
2 mins  |
April 2024
Thoughts on the Gita
Yoga and Total Health

Thoughts on the Gita

The Blessed Lord said

time-read
1 min  |
April 2024
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Yoga and Total Health

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

As a result of this, there is a complete mastery over the senses.

time-read
1 min  |
April 2024
The Vagus Nerve
Yoga and Total Health

The Vagus Nerve

Tap into your in-built calming channel

time-read
2 mins  |
April 2024
Guard Against Egotism and Envy
Yoga and Total Health

Guard Against Egotism and Envy

How to keep undesirable qualities at bay

time-read
2 mins  |
April 2024
Read the Manual Then Operate the Machine
Yoga and Total Health

Read the Manual Then Operate the Machine

Achieving balance in today's complex life

time-read
2 mins  |
April 2024
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Yoga and Total Health

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Enjoying life from the sidelines

time-read
4 mins  |
April 2024
"You are Not God"
Yoga and Total Health

"You are Not God"

Learning when to let go

time-read
3 mins  |
April 2024
Ignorance Is All Around
Yoga and Total Health

Ignorance Is All Around

Preventing anger, tension and anxiety

time-read
2 mins  |
April 2024