CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEIS)

Women employees of Higher Education Institutes desire to grow and scale new heights. The UGC provides opportunities for women to develop their career. Regardless of encouraging statistics on women access to opportunities provided by institutes, women still encounter obstacles when seeking to occupy key academic positions in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Participation of women in leadership positions is very rare and it is important that the institutes support their career path. Further, there is a scarcity of research on career development of women in Education sector. This study attempts a literature review and gathers data on main elements of career development of women in HEIs. The data was collected from the 80 non-technical women faculty in Pune, Maharashtra. The research has its own limitations of scope, time and perceptions of respondents. The research brings forth that institutions have a provision of special quota for women employees at recruitment level and observes giving scope to the women faculty to grow suggesting at empowerment of women. The study concludes that the institutes are supporting the women faculty in career development through special award and recognition for achievements, study leave opportunity for research and opportunity to rejoin after a career break.