A Preliminary Study of Job Satisfaction among Women Employees in Banking Sector of Delhi NCR, Sonepat of Haryana, India

This study examined the relationship between family status and job satisfaction in the banking sector among women employees. The population for the study consisted of women employees in public sector banks of district Sonepat of Haryana in India. This study investigated the influence of marital status, number of children and number of dependents on job satisfaction of women employees. The data for the present study was collected from 129 women employees of public bank in Sonepat of Haryana. Data collection tools were questionnaire. Quantitative data was organised using SPSS version 20.0. The result shows that the job satisfaction of married women having children is on the whole lower than unmarried women employees. The findings of the study revealed that women having more dependents are less satisfied with their job in comparison to women having no or less number of dependents. The only reason for this dissatisfaction or less satisfaction is related to the high responsibilities that married women employees with children have at home. These responsibilities detract the women’s feelings of satisfaction with