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The present study was done to investigate emotional maturity and self esteem as predictors of marital adjustment among home makers and non-working women. Emotional maturity can be defined as how well people are able to respond to different situations, manage their emotions and respond in an adult-like manner while dealing with others. It has a relationship with the individual�s adjustment levels. One�s esteem is their level of self-value; it is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. It affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work nearly every part of our lives. Positive self gives us the strength to take charge of our lives and grow from our mistakes without the fear of rejection. The sample consisted of 100 working and 100 non working in the age range of 30 to 45 years. There was a minimal level of difference among the scores obtained by the home makers and working women . Emotional maturity and self esteem levels were higher for the case of home makers than that of working women. But the both the variables together were able to predict a higher level of marital adjustment for working women that accounted for 32% in comparison of 22% obtained in case of home makers. Three tools were administrated to the participants of data collection. The scales used are Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES;1960), Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS; Singh and Bhargava, 1990) ,Marital Adjustment Scale (MAS; Locke and Wallace ,1959).