ASSESMENT OF GENDER ORIENTATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WORK LIFE IN PUKHTUN SOCIETY (A STUDY IN MALAKAND, PAKISTAN)

Abstract

This research study was conducted to analyze the gender orientation and how it influences the attitudes and responsibilities of wife and husband. It highlights the traditional gendered division of family and work spheres, where husbands are seen as breadwinners and wives as controllers of the family and home. A quantitative approach with a well-structured questionnaire was used to collect information from 384 sampled respondents selected through simple random sampling. The data was entered into SPSS version 21 for analysis at Bi-variate to measure the association between dependent and independent variables. The study revealed a significant association (P=0.000) of working spouses has better understanding about domestic activities, household activities are performing by mutual consensus, husband and wife both work full time and share financial responsibility for the family’s well-being, and working wife performs household activities normally with attitude of men folk. The study recommended that women should be encouraged to participate in each and every sphere of life including equal employment opportunities.