Open AccessSocio-Cultural Barriers To Women Empowerment: A Case Study Of Women Working In Vocational Training Institutes Of District Kohat
Author(s) -
Zia Ullah Akhunzada,
Mamoon Khan Khattak,
Adnan Ashraf
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan journal of applied social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-8894
pISSN - 2409-0077
DOI - 10.46568/pjass.v2i1.286
Subject(s) - empowerment , vocational education , locale (computer software) , schedule , training (meteorology) , sample (material) , power (physics) , sociology , socioeconomics , psychology , gender studies , economic growth , pedagogy , geography , management , economics , computer science , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , meteorology , operating system
The study underlines the socio-cultural obstacles to women’s empowerment in the target area. Kohat district was chosen as locale of the study. 78 women working in 3 different Technical and Vocational Training Institutes were randomly interviewed for the study. Structured interview schedule was used as tool for collecting data from the sample respondents. The results of the study indicate that Socio-Cultural hindrances exist and are obstructing women empowerment in the target area. The condition can be improved by creating socio-cultural values favourable to women empowerment through education, jobs, decision-making power and by avoiding misinterpretation of religion etc.