Stress in Pakistani Working Women

Abstract

The working women in Pakistan face a lot of problems. Her responsibilities are beyond her capabilities which often lead to stress. The present study is aimed at exploring the stress in working women in Pakistan. It discusses different factors that actually are the major cause of stress in Pakistani working women. To dig out the realities, both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods are used.  Questionnaires were distributed among 35 working women. The targeted population was teachers, bankers and doctors. In addition, 18 interviews were arranged. The study pointed out different factors that are responsible for stress among working women in Pakistan. Furthermore, it highlighted ways to decrease level of stress among them.

Keywords:Stress, working woman, stress relating factors.