Factors causing stress among Pakistani working women

Abstract: Women are traditionally considered to be confined within the four walls of their houses in the developing countries. They are still unable to play an active role in the development of society. They are striving to make their identity as an integral part of the society. Being a member of conservative developing society, women are still facing many hindrances, causing stressful situation for them, which prohibits them to participate actively in the economic development. This paper attempts to explore the critical factors creating stress among Pakistani working women. Based on literature review, the key stressors were identified to be as work life balance, gender discrimination, peers’ behaviour, lack of promotional opportunities and sexual harassment. These factors were found to be creating physiological, behavioural and psychological problems. The target of this study was the women working in secretarial and administrative positions in Pakistani organisations. Regression analysis wa

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Pakistan Administrative Review ; 1 (2017) 3 ; 159-174

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2017

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54970-5
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • 2017

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