• M. Shanthi
• Dr. K.Elizabeth Lavanya Pappy

Abstract Majority of women is seen very good in almost every walk of life. Yet, there are problems to be addressed to women. In recent years, the number women lawyers has been growing but very few of them to be popular in their profession. This article tries to interpret the facts related in establishing the sex differences that exist in the legal profession. Four factors have been identified as major causes for imbalance of women in legal profession. The factors are discrimination, sexual harassment, stress and impersonal treatment survey method was applied and data collected by using questionnaire among 100 women lawyers. It is seen from the investigation, women experience inequality in all the recognised areas and also it upset women lawyers in respect of job satisfaction. Therefore it is required to take necessary steps to raise the level of participation of women lawyers by reducing the sex oriented problems.

Job satisfaction, gender equality and stress

"A STUDY OF WOMEN LAWYERS IN COIMBATORE DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 6, page no.98-101, June-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2006354.pdf

"A STUDY OF WOMEN LAWYERS IN COIMBATORE DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 6, page no. pp98-101, June-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2006354.pdf