Women in the Civil Services: Gender and Workplace Identities in India [Paperback]

Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Gender and Bureaucracy  The Worldwide Scenario 3. The Indian Civil Service during the Raj and the Status of Women in the Colonial Bureaucracy 4. Women in the Civil Services in Post Independent India 5. Family, Work and Well-Being: Striking a Balance 6. A Mans World  the Nature of the Civil Service Job 7. Workplace Identities and Powerlessness: Struggling for Survival 8. Working with External Stakeholders: from Local Level PRIs to Higher Ministers 9. Representing the Common Woman  How Representative are we? 10. Conclusion Bibliography. List of Appendixes 1. Questionnaire 2. List of Civil Services, Government of India 3. Vishaka Guidelines against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

This book explores the personal and professional lives of women in the Indian Civil Services and analyses the dynamics of gender and workplace identities for women in government.

This book explores the personal and professional lives of women in the Indian Civil Services and analyses the dynamics of gender and workplace identities for women in government.

Based on first-hand interviews of women civil servants at various levels and ages, this book presents a narrative of their work conditions, the degrees of authority they exercise and their perceptions of themselves  in relation to their children, husbands, family, male and female colleagues, politicians and the public at large. It addresses pertinent issues like workfamily balance, workforce diversity, equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment at the workplace, among others. Through this research, the author addresses questions such as, do women in public administration think differently from their male colleagues? And do they exercise different leadership styles, prioritise different issues, approach problems differently, make decisions in markedly different ways and play an actively representative role? This book helps to identify majlC-