تلخیص
Sexual harassment has become social evil in the modern era throughout the world. It is
continuously raised with the passage of time among university students and teachers. Especially
female students are facing such kinds of negative activities at the workplace. Some female
students create an attraction for male students at higher educational sector in Pakistan because it
is natural phenomenon because it is true that the esthetic sense exists in the nature of female. It is
noted that sexual harassment has become a common issue in every field of life. Especially from
the social and cultural aspects it has become a dilemma of our society. It is also found in
educational institutions. It is against the dignity of humanity and especially for family ownership.
The female students cannot take the report because they do not want to be mistrusted in front of
their guardians.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feelings and responses of harassed students on
facing sexual harassment on the university premises. Empirical data were collected from 260
students (144 male and 116 female) of 12 departments of University of the Punjab, Pakistan. A
stratified random sampling technique was used to collect the data. A questionnaire of 53 items
was developed and tested. All the questions were close ended, based on five point Likert scale
(from strongly agreed to strongly disagreed). The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.83.
Findings of this paper show that seldom complaints were reported on sexual harassment
faced by the students in the university. They reported that the male students code such kinds of
negative and sexual comments and use vulgar language towards female students. A great care is
to be taken for this concern on large scale. It is recommended that awareness sessions should be
conducted for the students and the faculty and trainings should be provided. Along with formal
policies, the informal culture of the higher education institute should facilitate the victims in
preventing and seeking justice
Zobia Kanwal, Muhammad Aamir Hashm. (2017) Incidence and Dynamism of Sexual Harassment in South Asian Students, South Asian Studies, Volume 32, Issue 1.
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