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A woman lives many lives in one cycle. She represents 'prakruthi' which means nature in Indian philosophy. She symbolizes 'shakti' power that energizes the system. Health plays a vital role in every individual's life. In India, improving access to health care is essential for achieving gender equality. Meeting women's health needs and eliminating gender inequality are moral imperatives and investment in women's health should therefore not requires justification. Women work harder and longer than men in all sectors. Women in India work over one and half hour more than men everyday; making this difference in total work hours the maximum is nearly 30 countries a report shows. In many countries, developed and developing women suffer special pressures of health since jobs are considered to be secondary importance where medical and health facilities are inadequate. Work participation is linked to several socioeconomic factors affecting living conditions and public health. So, work life is an important field for the equalization of social differences and gender inequalities. It is due to possible causes such as gender differences in burden of care for children and relatives, workload, nature of work, work environment, career choices and attitudes etc. The work load and health is complex and multi-factorial owing to variations in the environment and sociolect-economical conditions in developing countries. The majority of women today simultaneously occupy demanding work and family roles. Combining job and family responsibilities can be difficult & most popular presumption is that women's health is bound to suffer from increasing employment. It reflects the job stress model which posits that jobs involve sufficient pressures that may harm women's physical and mental well- being. This study concludes the need for understanding women's health, because women's well being is mainly based on health