Abstract

Stress has become a major buzzword and legitimate concern of the times and it has today become a part and parcel of human lives. Stress affects the individual’s performance and effectiveness. Seventy five percent of bodily disease is said to be stress related. It can undermine their relationship at home and other areas. Stress is a big problem in our society. One in every five working women suffer depression that can be attributed to job stress and more than one in eight or thirteen percent of the working women with depression have problems due to job stress. A woman at work is given multiple responsibilities and where the responsibilities are added, stress is the outcome. It is further found that working women are more likely to suffer depression than men. The present study focuses on stress level of women employees in private sector in Chennai.