Struggle and Hope: Challenging Gender Violence in Pakistan

Critelli, Filomena M.; Willett, Jennifer

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“…The 2006 Women Protection Act removed the worst elements of the Hudood Ordinances so that rape and fornication could be governed by the Pakistan Penal Code, but these laws are often used to lodge spurious cases against women by their families if they assert their right to choice in marriage or seek divorce (Critelli & Willett, 2013). The 1984 Law of Evidence declares the testimony of one man is equal to that of two women, thus rendering a woman’s testimony inferior to that of a man.…”

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Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence in Pakistan: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

Murshid

Critelli

2017

J Interpers Violence

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Using empowerment theory, the current study examines antecedents of lifetime experience of intimate partner violence, intimate partner violence experienced in the last 12 months, emotional violence, and husbands' controlling behaviors toward their wives in Pakistan. Using data from a subsample of 658 women from the nationally representative Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2012-2013, this study examined whether empowerment variables, such as household decision-making power, economic decision-making power, and adherence to patriarchy, operationalized as justification of wife beating, contribute to intimate partner violence using logistic regression analyses. Results indicate that adherence to patriarchal norms, household decision-making power, and higher education was found to be associated with lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence. Adherence to patriarchal norms, economic decision-making power, and higher education was found significantly associated with intimate partner violence in the past 12 months. Adherence to patriarchal norms was significantly associated with experiencing emotional violence as well as controlling behaviors by husbands. In conclusion, women's adherence to patriarchal norms is a reflection of the patriarchal society in which they live; indeed, this was found to be the most important predictor of women's experience of intimate partner violence, when different types of violence were assessed. Implications for social work practice are discussed.

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Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence in Pakistan: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

Murshid

Critelli

2017

J Interpers Violence

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“…According to Critelli and Willett (2013), the active participation of youth in the politics of Pakistan showed the rich tapestry of social and cultural differences that showcase the diverse fabric of the country. The varied views and opinions of different social and cultural people act as a main indicator because youth participation in political activities is based upon the cultural values that reflect social and cultural differences (Sloam, 2016), the embedment of culture in the political activism indicates that cultural identity with political expressions expresses the fusion of tradition and youth participation (Coe & Vandegrift, 2015) and the interlink between the gender and cultural norm influences the political participation (Dalton, 2008).…”

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Paradigm Shift in the Political Landscape of Pakistan

Bukhari

2023

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Background: In Pakistan, the political landscape is an essential component that has gained attention from youth involvement. Keeping in view the current situation in Pakistan various factors have resulted in the youth’s political engagement. Research Aim: The goal of this study is to explore the dynamic of the paradigm shift in the political landscape of Pakistan. Methodology: A quantitative-based research, the sample was gathered through a random sampling technique from 200 youngsters in Pakistan. The data was investigated using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: The results showed that technological, social, economic, cultural, and global factors influence the engagement and participation of youth in political matters. Social media has been shown as a major platform for providing political awareness and mobilization. Conclusion: The engagement of youth in politics resulted in creating awareness regarding social and political matters, it was suggested that an increase in participation will increase political efficiency.

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“…Hence, the civil society and human rights activists in the country should play their role by organising workshops, seminars and lecture series to increase awareness to make the workplace happy, safe and healthy for all. In discussing bullying and thread of violence as leading factors, sexual harassment at workplace is also another considering factor which working women are facing today in Pakistan (Critelli & Willett, 2013; Khan, Begum, & Shaheen, 2015; Mahmood & Ahmad, 2011). Despite the legislation passed on sexual harassment, such as as Sexual Harassment Act 2010 in Pakistan, it is a surprising fact that employers are still not much aware of this issue (Sadruddin, 2013).…”

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Prioritizing Psychosocial Work Environment Factors for Knowledge Workers using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

Akbar

Mohezar

Jaafar

2021

EEA

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Existing literature has acknowledged various factors that influence psychosocial work environment. Nevertheless, these factors need prioritisation so that policymakers and practitioners may design an effective workplace policy. This study prioritises psychosocial work environment factors using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Fifty-seven experts from six knowledge-based industries of Pakistan provided their inputs on 36 dimensions grouped in 6 domains. Using the AHP approach, the results suggest that out of six domains, Conflict and Offensive Behaviour is the most critical domain for knowledge workers in Pakistan. Further, this study calculated Global Composite Priority Weight (GCPW) for decision making and indexing purposes for the Psychosocial Work environment. Based on GCPW results, the study suggests that highly prioritised dimensions are conflicts and quarrels, workplace bullying, unpleasant teasing, organisational justice and the threat of violence. This study also finds the traditional well studied factors such as quantitative demands, demands for hiding emotions and emotional demands are relatively least important factors for knowledge workers. The results offer the guidelines for policymakers and organisational behaviour practitioners to devise new workplace policies for knowledge workers at the national and international levels. The prioritised factors give new avenues for academic researchers to investigate further on these factors.

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Struggle and Hope: Challenging Gender Violence in Pakistan

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence in Pakistan: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence in Pakistan: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

Paradigm Shift in the Political Landscape of Pakistan

Prioritizing Psychosocial Work Environment Factors for Knowledge Workers using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

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