Abstract
This research paper aims to analyze the problems of working women in
textile industry. The paper also examines the levels of job satisfaction with
wage discrimination among the workers. The research study was conducted
in two industries. A sample of 190 respondents was randomly selected from
both industries (45 from Nageena and 45from Dewan industry). According
to the survey, 80 percent of female working in the industry reported that
they had to work longer hours than men and 75 percent women had lack of
opportunity provided by their employers for training. Highest percentage of
unskilled female is working on daily wage basis. About 43 percent of
female respondents reported that they were offered job or promotion on the
basis of sexual favor and 14 percent of the female respondents reported
that they are harassed in the form of catcalls while 18.9 percent are
harassed in the form of gesture. About 20 percent female reported that they
are harassed by mobile calls. Based on the results it is concluded that
women have been violated in different ways in different job category on
work place.
Ghazala Umer Baghal, Dr. Parveez Ahmed Pathan, Dr. Shahabuddin Mughal, Sadaf Saeed. (2016) An Empirical Analysis Of Socio-economic Determinants Of Working Women In Textile Industry: A Case Study Of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, The Women - Annual Research Journal of Gender Studies, Volume-08, Issue-1.
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