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Role Performance of Married Working Women as Mother


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Working women are defined as the women who are engaged in gainful activities usually outside the home. The present study was undertaken to find out the role performance of working women as mother. A total of 120 married working women having children of class VI to X were selected purposively from four different wards of Jorhat, Assam. The findings of the study revealed that majority of working mothers always take care of their children in their overall development.

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Working Women.
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Authors

Rajashree Dutta Bharali
Department of Child Development and Family Relations, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), India
Minoti Phukan
Department of Child Development and Family Relations, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), India

Abstract


Working women are defined as the women who are engaged in gainful activities usually outside the home. The present study was undertaken to find out the role performance of working women as mother. A total of 120 married working women having children of class VI to X were selected purposively from four different wards of Jorhat, Assam. The findings of the study revealed that majority of working mothers always take care of their children in their overall development.

Keywords


Working Women.

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