JOB SATISFACTION AMONG FEMALE TEACHERS OF GOVERNMENT COLLEGES IN RAJSHAHI, BANGLADESH

Abstract

In human life motivation generates from work life balance. Job satisfaction ensures smooth working environment and mental soundness. This study is conducted to analyze the job satisfaction among the female teachers of government colleges of Rajshahi City in Bangladesh. Normally job satisfaction is considered as a factor of social psychology but in this study job satisfaction is analyzed from organizational perspective. The objectives of this study is to understand the indicators of female teachers job satisfaction, to find out the satisfaction level of the female teachers, to find out the reasons behind the job dissatisfaction and to give some recommendations in the relevant area. To fulfill this aims data are collected from the female teachers of the Government colleges in respective area. The purposive random sampling has been used and the sample size range is 54. A well set questionnaire that includes some of demographic and mostly scale based questions to collect the data, analyzed it by using some common statistical tools. The empirical study has found some factors which affect job satisfaction of female teachers; these are salary, security, college reputation, maternity leave, housing facility, transport facility etc. it is observed that the female teachers are satisfied in the case of some major factors but there are some area in where they are not satisfied like gender biasness, using modern technology, promotional criteria accommodation facility, refreshment facility etc.. the recommendations in that case is to increase the satisfaction level like the performance of the female teachers should be appreciated, generally it is said that the college

should be free from gender biasness at the social context view, the colleges should raise the modern technology and sophisticated manner of service development for all gender and accommodation facilities should be raised to lessen the harassment level.