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Harassment Faced by Females at Bus Stops in Lahore

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  • Sunana Alam

    (Lecturer, Dept of Gender Studies Govt. Fatima Jinnah College for Women Chuna Mandi Lahore, Pakistan)

  • Shehla A. Yasin

    (Assistant professor, Dept. of Gender and Development Studies LCWU, Pakistan)

Abstract

This research was undertaken to assess harassment at bus stops in Lahore. Harassment is unwelcome sexual attention. It is a type of harassment that affects all women, irrespective of age, race, color, class, and religion. Harassment is a tool used by men to show their power over females. Harassment happens everywhere, from home to the office. During their daily commute, females face harassment. Due to this reason, females are reluctant to travel on public transport. This quantitative research identified several types of sexual harassment females face at bus stops. The sample consisted of 200 female participants. A convenient sampling technique was used for this study. Standardized Questionnaire of Eve Teasing (ETQ, Talboys, 2015) and Sexual Experience Questionnaire (SEQ, Fitzgerald & Shullman, 1985) were used after getting permission from the respective authors. SEQ consists of four subscales, i.e., sexist behavior, offensive behavior, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion. Data obtained was analyzed through SPSS. T-test and one-way ANOVA was conducted to determine the difference in harassment keeping in view age, marital status, residential area, profession, commute timing, and mode of commuting. For ETQ, the results remained significant except for residential areas. For SEQ, the results of the age-wise difference for SEQ and its subscale of offensive behavior and sexual coercion remained significant. The results of subscale unwanted sexual attention remained significant for marital status. For commute time, SEQ and its subscale offensive behavior remained significant.

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  • Sunana Alam & Shehla A. Yasin, 2022. "Harassment Faced by Females at Bus Stops in Lahore," Journal of Policy Research (JPR), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 8(2), pages 124-133, August.
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