Organizational Climate and Occupational Stress Among Female Faculty in India: A Systematic Review

This systematic literature examines the relationship between organizational climate and occupational stress among female faculty in Indian Higher Education. The study also identifies workplace factors that increase stress and how organizational climate affects well-being of female faculty in higher education institutions. Research articles published from 2014 and 2025 were collected from Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar and PubMed. After screening the studies, 32 research papers were selected for the review. The findings showed that a negative organizational climate increases occupational stress among female faculty members. Major causes of stress included heavy workload, limited involvement in decision-making, poor recognition and problems in managing work-life balance. The review also found that female faculty working in supportive work environment experienced lower stress, better job satisfaction and stronger commitment to their institutions. Positive leadership, healthy workplace relationships and opportunities for professional growth helped improved overall well-being. Organizational Climate also plays an important role in how occupational stress is experienced by the faculty members. Thus, higher educational institutions should improve their organizational climate to reduce occupational stress and improve overall well-being, motivation and work performance of female faculty in India.

Organizational Climate, Occupational Stress, Female Faculty, Higher Education

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