IJPSS Volume 4, Issue 8 ISSN: 2249-5894 ___________________________________________________________ A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, U.S.A., Open J-Gage, India as well as in Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A. International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences http://www.ijmra.us 102 August 2014 RETENTION OF WOMEN WORKERS IN WORKFORCE: VALUING GENDER DIVERSITY VANDANA MOHANTY * Dr. SUJIT KUMAR ACHARYA ** ABSTRACT Purpose – The study aims to consider the various factors that affect retention of women employees in the workforce. It specifically studies factors like Work environment, Job Considerations, Job satisfaction and its relation in to retaining the women employees in the workforce Design/Methodology/Approach – Data were collected by means of Questionnaire that was distributed among the manufacturing organizations employing women employees. The Study Sample consists of 109 Woman employees mainly in the Executive, Manager, Senior Manager Positions. Findings – The results show that three(3) major hypotheses were derived from literature and respective null hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance .This study specifically finds out the main causes and ground realities of the problem of women employees leaving the workforce. Research Limitations/Implications – The study could be of help in reviewing the relevant policies of similar organizations with regard to their human resources. Originality/Value: - The Paper Focuses on the Factors affects women employee retention and factors that would promote employment in the Industry. Keywords – Retention, Work Environment, Job Satisfaction, Job Considerations. Paper Type – Research Paper * Asst Professor (HR), International Institute of Management Science, Pune ** Department of Management Studies, DDCE, Utkal University