A Study on Impacts of Stress among Private School Women Teachers Working in Salem District

Coordinating and harmonizing personal and professional lives has been challenging for women workers in every job profile. Managing the daily home activities, looking after the family members, mainly children are considered as the major factors which cause distress among the working women. Teachers are the most resourceful persons for schools and college institutions. They are the key factor in moulding the students and shaping them into a good citizen. The paper examines the level & impacts of stress and coping strategies for stress among women school teachers from different schools in Salem district, Tamil Nadu. A sample of 50 respondents was taken for the study using the snowball sampling method. The paper revealed the fact that stress levels are high and most women's teachers have a great impact on their stress in the way of suffering from headaches, tension, depression, poor relationships, etc. The methods and ways to reduce the level of stress were also suggested in the paper.