GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMAN EMPOWERMENT PRACTICES IN THE BUSINESS

The Coronavirus outbreak, which is officially called as Covid-19 which started in China has affected all over the world. Many countries in the world declared lock down. All the economic activities were greatly affected. It has affected economic, social life and also emotional wellbeing of a person. Women from all walks of life were also greatly affected. Some women were more stressed than men during the lock down (https://times of India .Indian times .com 17 April 2020). According to a recent poll conducted on the E Times lifestyle twitter account, 61% of the respondents voted that women were more stressed than men during lockdown. The working women also suffered a lot balancing work from home and domestic responsibilities added to more stressful situation. In India gender discrimination is clearly visible in the responsibility sharing. Since long it was believed that domestic work and taking care of children is the sole responsibility of women hence she remains more burdened with work. In a new normal situation, it’s time to think for the ways and different mechanism for easing the problems of women. This paper mainly deals with the problems of working women and attempts to find out the different practices of women empowermen