MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR MEDIA EMPLOYEES IN PAKISTAN: DISPARITY OF RESOURCES BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE JOURNALISTS
Keywords:
Working Conditions, Journalists & Media Organizations, Challenges, Gender, PakistanAbstract
This study presents the working conditions of media employees in Pakistan and the problems being faced by them. The study questions were targeted to answer the overall level of job satisfaction for working conditions in general and across media organizations as perceived by male and female journalists. Furthermore, the study examined the status of women journalists in media organizations of Pakistani focusing on their position and dignity level in media houses, opportunities for their career growth, and hindrances created in their prosperity in terms of discrimination or harassment, their career advancement, and the role that harassment and discrimination play in professional attainment. It finds that society's distinct individuals are based on gender. Thisa stratiifcation cause inqueality especially unequal distrbtion of power among media personals. Gender as a normative ideal is defined by the nature of media organizations and the hierarchy of power that exists within media organizations. Pakistan, as a patriarchal society, is still facing the hardships of gender disparity. Primarily the study is focused on exploring numbers and, more critically, where the women are and how they perform their journalistic duties with the challenges they confront and making progress in their careers. The study is conducted through a web survey engaging male and female journalists working in newspaper and electronic media organizations across Pakistan. The research design used was a 'convergent parallel mixed method' with a pragmatic worldview. Overall, a sample of 200 media persons from both genders was collected for the study.
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