An Analysis of the Underlying and Predisposing Reasons of Employed Women Humiliation in the Workplace
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 12 No. 37 (1401),
20 June 2022
,
Page 1-12
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v12i37.37577
Abstract
Background and Aim: Humiliation of employed women in the workplace is one of the common social harms that have several consequences. The present study is an attempt to study the underlying and predisposing reasons of employed women humiliation in the workplace.
Methods: The research method used in this research is a qualitative method and the semi-structured interview technique has been used to collect the research data. The target population of the study includes 40 employed women in Maku city who were interviewed. Purposeful sampling method and maximum diversity strategy were used to select the participants. Open and axial coding has been used to analyze the data.
Ethical Considerations: The interviews were conducted with the full knowledge and consent of the participants and their personal information was kept confidential at all stages of the research.
Results: The effective underlying reasons for humiliating the employed women in the workplace are: unfavorable socialization ways, limited circle of trust, lack of knowledge of citizenship rights, authoritarian parenting, lack of self-confidence, enjoying adventure and pleasure. The predisposing factors for the humiliation of employed women in the workplace are: feelings of deprivation and low level of cultural, social and economic capital, stereotypes, unequal gender culture, and patriarchal ideology.
Conclusion: Inadequate ways of socialization, feelings of relative deprivation, unequal gender culture, stereotypes and gender discrimination, along with distrust of women's works lead to the humiliation of employed women.
Please cite this article as:
Aghapour SH, Mir Eskandari F, Karampour R. An Analysis of the Underlying and Predisposing Reasons of Employed Women Humiliation in the Workplace. Akhlaq-i zisti, i.e., Bioethics Journal. 2022; 12(37): e26.
- Gender Discrimination; Humiliation; Employed Women; Work Environments
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