Gender Discrimination and Its Impact on Job Satisfaction among Employed Women: Evidence from District Dir Lower

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to analyze the sociological factors affecting job satisfaction among employed women in district Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.The nature of the study was quantitative. The data were collected from two union councils i.e. Lajbook and Hayaseri of District Dir Lower. Furthermore, a total of 6 girls’ schools were selected from each union council. A sample of 177 respondents was selected from the target population through a well thought questionnaire. The reliability the tool was checked which stood 0.82. A uni-variate analyzed was conducted by SPSS software. To test the association between dependent and independent variables a Chi-sqaure test was also applied. The study found a significant association between job satisfaction with social network, role of education in seeking employment, access to employment information and familial support in securing employment. The study recommends that government should expand access to quality education and vocational training programs for women, especially in rural and underserved areas of KP, launch awareness campaigns focused on educating women about their workplace rights, labor laws, and gender equality, strengthen government initiatives aimed at supporting women's economic empowerment, provide women in KP with training in digital literacy and access to online job platforms and engage local communities and families in promoting the importance of women's work and the value of their economic contributions..

Keywords: Gender Discrimination, Job Satisfaction, Employed Women, District Dir Lower