Should Women

Work at Late
Night Shifts in
Offices ?
(An Ethical Dilemma)

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• Shreya Bhutani
• Ritika Jain
• Sakshi Singh
• Aditya Raj Singh
• Qazi Umair Arshad
• Venkatesh Saigal
 Women are the foundation of any
economy and they fundamentally mold
the fate of the nation.

Women who earlier remained at home

and catered to the household obligations
is now balancing both work and home at
Introductio the same time.

n Women who prior remained at home to

cater to the familial obligations started to
balance both work and home.
So, in such a scenario where there are
so many crimes happening against
women and so many criminal cases
pending in the courts, should more
and more women really be
encouraged to work in late-night shifts
or not?
 Factories Act 1948 banned working of
women in night shifts by stating that no
women shall be required or allowed to work
in any factory except between the hours of 6
AM and 7 PM.

In November 2019, Karnataka government

lifted restrictions on allowing women to work
FACTS in night shifts in all sectors. It issued
guidelines to employers to ensure safety of
women employees.

Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh,

Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra too amended
factories act 1948 to allow women to work in night
shifts.”
In the Opinion of
Aditya Raj Singh :
(against the view)
1. Criminal activities prevailing outside in the
night
2. Recent murder case of Infosys employee K
Rasila raju, Software engineer.
3. Big Companies having cab drop facilities, but
small scale industries doesn’t
4. Organisations not following law of pick and
drop facilities.
5. Night shift damaging body resilience and
control over blood sugar
6. Women working in night shift have 48%
increased risk of developing breast cancer,
leads to anxiety and hypertension.
In the Opinion of
Sakshi Singh:
• Today, the median female share of
the global workforce is 45.4%.
• The role of women in urban
workforce has expanded
exponentially in recent decades.
• In spite of lot of contributions given
by women in regards of work
towards society we still debate
regarding women working patterns
and working time.

Gita Gopinath, Harvard Economist became the first
woman to be appointed as Chief Economist at the
IMF.


Komal Mangtani is one of the world’s most influential
female software engineers and heads the Business
Intelligence Team at Uber.
KOMAL MANGTANI GITA GOPINATH
• The theme for International
Women’s Day 2019 ”Think Equal,
build smart, innovate for change”
was adopted to identify innovative
ways to advance gender equality
and the empowerment of women.

• Instead of discouraging women

from night shifts, safety measures
should be improved.
In the Opinion of
Shreya Bhutani :
• Restriction leads to more gender
imbalance in the society.
• Discrimination at the time of hiring
and promotions .
• Offices and the state should ensure
safety of individuals.
• Equality is a pre requisite for
empowerment of women.
In the Opinion of Venkatesh Saigal :

• Work life balance

• Exceptional safety measures.
• Self sufficient and independent
• Financial Stability
In the opinion of Qazi Umair
Arshad :
• Women should be encouraged as its
bridges the gender inequality gap
• Women are highly competent and
will prove to be a greater asset to
the businesses
• Health issue will not just prevail
because women chose to work at
night
• Women nowadays are sufficient and
efficient to look both after their
society and family .
In the Opinion of
Ritika Jain :
(against the view)
• Women Safety
• Increase in the rate of crime
• Transport Facilities
• Health Concern
• Work life Balance
Conclusion
• Bridging the gender inequality gap.
• More empowerment of women.
• More women workforce in night
ensures more safety.
• Rather than stopping them to work, we
should create a healthy working
environment to make them feel safe
and secure.