Personal Safety and Fear of Sexual Harassment among Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15489355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Muhammad Akram Uzzaman (0000-0002-2908-475X, Jagannath University), Zamadonda Nokuthula Xulu-Kasaba (0000-0003-2729-8639, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Muhammad Ehsanul Haque (Management College of Southern Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 24 |
| Pages | 13406-13406 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182413406 |
| PMID | 34949013 |
| OpenAlex | W4200190792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
Personal safety and fear of sexual harassment may discourage women from participating at work and in public life, limiting their life opportunities. The study proposed to determine personal safety and fear of sexual harassment among female garment workers in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 201 female garment workers from Dhaka and Chittagong cities. Participants were selected using snowballing sampling techniques with the data collected by using anonymised questionnaires. The Pearson product-moment correlation and analysis of variance were employed using SPSS version 27.0. Results showed that 25% of the participants perceived that they were most likely to be sexually harassed by their manager and 25% never felt safe going to work. Age and the marital status of the participants were significantly associated with personal safety and fear of sexual harassment ( p p < 0.05], among the participants. A deep commitment from leadership with cooperation at all levels of the organisations is required to address these acts of violence and organisational conditions, rather than a form of unreflective compliance or a 'gender-neutral' approach that fails to recognise individual needs and maintain gender inequality
Harassment · Marital status · Personal life · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |