Asian Journal of Research in Banking and Finance
Year : 2011, Volume : 1, Issue : 2
First page : ( 12) Last page : ( 19)
Online ISSN : 2249-7323.

Growth & potentials of women employment in indian banking industry

Dr. Uppal R.K.*

*ICCSR Sponsored Major Research Project, D.A.V. College, Malout, Punjab.

Online published on 12 November, 2011.

Abstract

Women constitute nearly half of the country's population. For healthy political and economic system and welfare of the people it is necessary that women must come forward and lay an active role in political and economic affairs of the country. Without their awareness and active participation, nation can not progress. The present paper is devoted to analyze the participation of women in the financial sector of the economy which is the key sector of progress of any nation. To examine the trends in female participation, five ratios (female employees of a bank group as %age of total employees of that bank group, female employees of a bank group as %age of total female employees of bank industry, total female officers as %age of total employment of that bank group, total female clerks as %age of total employment of that bank group, total female sub-ordinates as %age of total employment of that bank group) have been analyzed. The present study undertakes two years; 2000 & 2007 to check comparative growth in female employment. The analysis of these ratios shows that participation of female employees is more in foreign banks and other scheduled commercial banks and it is least in regional rural banks. Further, between 2000 & 2007, appointment of females at officer ranks has increased than that of clerks and sub-ordinates. Another interesting and major point which come forward is that total employment in banking industry has decreased by -0.38 pc in 2007.

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Keywords

Women employment, Growth, Potentials.

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