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SUNAWAR DEEP SINGHAIR 76· 2025

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What suggestions would you make to help officers like Srusti maintain a healthy work-life balance?

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Stakeholders: Srusti IPS, Arjun IAS - Husband, Family & daughter, District & others Ethical issues: a) Private ethics of Adorncare & love for family vs Public Duty as a pharma (caste/class) b) Gender inequality in home care designation as a moral responsibility of women only c) Children ethic being questioned due to infective love & care (Carol Gilligan)

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SUNAWAR DEEP SINGH

AIR 762025

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Ethics

Professional Ethics and Gender Equity

Institutional Support for Female Officers

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At 9 pm on Saturday evening, Rashika, a Joint Secretary, was still engrossed in her work in her office. Her husband, Vikram, is an executive in an MNC and frequently out of town in connection with his work. Their two children aged 5 and 3 are looked after by their domestic helper. At 9:30 pm her superior, Mr. Suresh calls her and asks her to prepare a detailed note on an important matter to be discussed in a meeting in the Ministry. She realises that she will have to work on Sunday to finish the additional task given by her superior. She reflects on how she had asked forward to the posting and had worked long hours for months to achieve it, he had kept the welfare of people uppermost in discharging her duties. She feels that she has not done enough Justice to her family and she has not fulfilled her duties in discharging ential social obligations. Even as recently as last month she had to leave her sick child in the nanny’s care as she had to work in the office. No, she feels that she must draw a line, beyond which her personal life should take precedence over her professional responsibilities. She thinks that there should be reasonable limits to the work ethics such as punctuality, hard work, dedication to duty and selfless service. (a): Discuss the ethical issue involved in this case. (b): Briefly describe at least four laws that have been enacted by the Government with respect to providing a healthy, safe and equitable working environment for women. (c): Imagine you are in a similar situation. What suggestions would you make to mitigate such working conditions?

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