Pakistani Women Journalists

Occupational Hazards in Their Intersectionalities of Gender, Culture and Profession

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12909784
AutoresHaroon Ur Rasheed Baloch (0000-0001-7675-9863, University of Malaya), Amira Firdaus (0000-0002-0609-7371, University of Malaya, autor de correspondencia), Iffat Ali Aksar (0000-0002-7529-9698, Xiamen University Malaysia), Farrah Dina Yusop (0000-0002-5796-4463, University of Malaya), Jiangu Gong (0000-0003-3785-7449, Krirk University), Humaira Sharif (0000-0002-1915-8436, University of Malaya)
Año2024
Volumen19
Número9
Páginas1986-2002
Fecha de publicación2024-02-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2024.2308538
OpenAlexW4391540494
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas23

Grounded in the intersections of culture, gender and occupation, this paper explores the challenges and barriers faced by "elite" Pakistani women working in a journalistic profession steeped in male dominance shaped by patriarchal values. One-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted with nine highly experienced women journalists from television, radio, digital and print media. The findings reveal a range of occupational hazards confronting women journalists in Pakistan: (i) Pervasive exclusion and discrimination relegating women to soft news beats and imposing hard glass ceilings' hindering career progression; (ii) Systemic income disparities and job precarity, emphasizing pronounced economic disadvantage for female journalists; (iii) Instances of sexual and emotional harassment at the workplace; (iv) Prevalent online public harassment and cyberbullying; and (v) Psychological stressors arising from the trauma of harassment compounded by the stigma of seeking psychological help. These findings underscore the critical interplay of gender and culture within the journalism profession, accentuating not only employment disparities but also exclusion, discrimination, and harassment. These factors not only obstruct career advancement but also inflict psychological trauma

Journalism · Media studies · Occupational segregation · Political science · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East