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SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN UNIVERSITIES SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).10      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).10      Published : Dec 2021

Sexual Harassment in Universities: Situational Analysis in Pakistan

Abstract

    The purpose of the study was to analyze "sexual harassment and its psychological effects on the students at the university level." The objectives of the study were to identify the awareness and the causes of sexual harassment among university students. The main purpose of the study was to identify the factors that caused the increasing rate of sexual harassment in educational institutions. The data was collected with a five-point Like rt scale that consisted of thirty-nine (39 statements). The statements were further divided into five (05) factors. The factors related to ethnicity and gender, awareness about sexual harassment act, causes of sexual harassment, reporting of sexual harassment, psychological impacts of sexual harassment. A sample of three hundred (300) students was randomly selected out of the whole population of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, from fifteen departments with equal ratios, male (150) and female (150) students were selected. The obtained scores were analyzed using different statistical methods. SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) was used for statistical data analysis. The results show that at university, girls try to impress others with their styles and gestures. This research indicated that psychological effects on the students are notable as they suffered mental trauma, stress, and anxiety.

    Harassment, Women, University, Students

    (1) Farah Latif Naz
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shabiha Anjum
    Research Scholar (Ph.D.), Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Mozza Masood
    Research Scholar (M.Phil), Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Naz, Farah Latif, Shabiha Anjum, and Mozza Masood. 2021. "Sexual Harassment in Universities: Situational Analysis in Pakistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VI (IV): 91-101 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).10

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    HARVARD : NAZ, F. L., ANJUM, S. & MASOOD, M. 2021. Sexual Harassment in Universities: Situational Analysis in Pakistan. Global Educational Studies Review, VI, 91-101.

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    MHRA : Naz, Farah Latif, Shabiha Anjum, and Mozza Masood. 2021. "Sexual Harassment in Universities: Situational Analysis in Pakistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VI: 91-101

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    MLA : Naz, Farah Latif, Shabiha Anjum, and Mozza Masood. "Sexual Harassment in Universities: Situational Analysis in Pakistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VI.IV (2021): 91-101 Print.

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    OXFORD : Naz, Farah Latif, Anjum, Shabiha, and Masood, Mozza (2021), "Sexual Harassment in Universities: Situational Analysis in Pakistan", Global Educational Studies Review, VI (IV), 91-101

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Naz, Farah Latif, Shabiha Anjum, and Mozza Masood. "Sexual Harassment in Universities: Situational Analysis in Pakistan." Global Educational Studies Review VI, no. IV (2021): 91-101. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).10