EXPLORING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF WORKPLACE HARASSMENT ON WORKING WOMEN AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Abstract

This study investigates about workplace harassment and its social impacts on women at the university level in the khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The study employed a quantitative method, collecting data from respondents through a structured questionnaire using a proportionate sampling technique. Data was collected from 224 respondents in the targeted universities. The collected data was analyzed with the help of SPSS at the univariate level through simple frequency and percentage; at the bivariate level, chi-square and Kendall’s tau-b test were used, and logistic regression was run to know the likelihood of workplace harassment social effects on women. The association between workplace harassment was significant (p = 0.000) and positive. Further, the regression test results indicate that females from joint families face lower social effects of harassment, while unmarried women and high workplace harassment enhance the likelihood of social impacts on women. The government, institutions, and NGOs are actively addressing this issue to ensure a safe environment for working women.