Papers by Dr. Seema Manzoor
Society
Globalization has changed the global scenario; it has converted the world into a global village, ... more Globalization has changed the global scenario; it has converted the world into a global village, where we see a high sense of competition and contention between organizations at the national and international levels. A true leader with visionary qualities can play a vital role in bringing social change by administering effective characteristics. To attain true leadership qualities, a leader should rely completely on the sources of Islamic Law (Quran and Sunnah). This study explores the visionary and innovative Islamic leadership model to highlight various aspects of modern and professional life, especially focusing on natural tendencies and basic human needs linked with religion. This research has focused on qualitative methods by exploring the role of innovative Islamic leadership using various qualitative research techniques (library, research, and content analysis method) to establish an in-depth understanding of the people’s perspective of the visionary and innovative Islamic le...
Journal of Peace, Development and Communication, 2023
Child labour is a major issue, especially in developing nations. According to statistics, approxi... more Child labour is a major issue, especially in developing nations. According to statistics, approximately 90% of child labour occurrences occur in Africa and Asia. The main factor causing children to engage in child labour is clearly poverty. These kids frequently labour to support their families financially and play a big part in keeping their homes afloat. However, they frequently work for cheap pay and receive pitiful salaries. They are forced to forego their schooling since they are starting to work so early. Additionally, these kids suffer from serious exploitation and are frequently made to work for excessively limited pay. These children's general development is hampered by the exceedingly hazardous and risky working circumstances they undergo. They are compelled to labour in unfriendly conditions with little consideration for their social, physical, or mental health. Many youngsters live completely isolated from any kind of social assistance and may experience abuse and violence. Using qualitative research approaches including text analysis and library research, this study tries to investigate ways to end child labour without endangering children's futures and compromising their life.
Journal of Peace, Development & Communication
Globally, we see that male and female become victim of human rights violations, although these vi... more Globally, we see that male and female become victim of human rights violations, although these violations differ in severity and consequence. Unlike men women are more prone to violence. Studies show that aggression and violence practiced on women may be categorized as the origin of gender-based violence. These findings unequivocally show that violence is closely tied to gender inequality and the unequal allocation of power in society, both of which lower women's standing and make them less equal to males. Being a woman in such a patriarchal and culturally constructed society entails the danger of being exposed to all types of threats and abuse. Case examples are used in this qualitative research to demonstrate the thorough investigation. Depending on how men and women relate to one another, which dictates the level of power exercised, gender-based violence can take many different forms. Therefore, this crime against women can be classified as one of the following: rape, incest,...
Journal of Peace, Development and Communication (JPDC) To Cite, 2023
Women can seize many opportunities to fulfill their fundamental objectives by utilizing the micro... more Women can seize many opportunities to fulfill their fundamental objectives by utilizing the micro-finance structure of empowerment. Their socioeconomic structure and standard of living can change due to limited financial help or support from the public and private sectors. The most important aspect of this study is identifying the socioeconomic problems that affect women and affectivity of applying for micro-credit loans through Micro-Credit Schemes. The key concept of this study is based on exploring how women's work affects their family life and how they can gain economic empowerment and improve their lifestyle, knowledge, and understanding of the value of decision-making authority in this regard. This study's main goal is to investigate the socioeconomic issues faced by home-based women workers in Karachi, Pakistan. This research is based on quantitative research methodology to explore our aims, and goals, and to test the hypotheses. According to the facts, women struggle to support their families with little income, which connects the study's background with the role of microfinancing schemes.
Journal of Peace, Development and Communication (JPDC), 2023
Today the use of social media has become part of our lives and it is no more bound by economic an... more Today the use of social media has become part of our lives and it is no more bound by economic and geographical boundaries. It has now become the most effective means of communication across the globe. Its penetration and usage is spreading more rapidly in developing countries with a variety of uncontrolled health issues and other social disadvantages. It is also important to note that women face more problems and they are more prone to psychological disorders and social pressures. This study focuses on the Impact of social media on the psychological well-being of Pakistani women. This study is purely qualitative, based on content analysis and library research techniques by using primary and secondary data sources. The findings reveal that Pakistani women are bound to use selected online spaces due to the social and patriarchal setup observed through cultural norms and gender roles. If we conduct in-depth studies, then the empirical evidence can be explored to examine the psychological well-being of women in low-income nations and in Pakistan as well.
Pakistan Perspectives, Bi-Annual Research Journal of the Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi, 2022
he Hotel Industry is significant for the growth of tourism sector that has become an important na... more he Hotel Industry is significant for the growth of tourism sector that has become an important national income source for a country, particularly in emerging and developing economies worldwide. This research aims to evaluateGreenHuman Resource Management (GHRM) practices adopted by Human Resourcemanagersin three, four, and five-star hotels inPakistan. Itincludesrecruitment, selection,green training role,paying attentionto employees’needs, green rewards,green pay, green involvementandthe performance of themanagementin creating a comfortable and healthyworkingenvironment.The study has applied the Social Exchange theory which provides a solid basis for GHRMactivities, as the theory implies a two-sided, mutually contingent, and mutually rewarding process involving transactions or simply exchange.This empirical research is first to analyze the impacts of GHRM practices on millennials employed in Hotel Industry of Pakistan that aims to investigate the correlation between and young employee’s turnover intention in tourism staff. It correlates with tourism sector because employees’ turnover rate is higher in this organization. In order to bridge this void and provide a way forward, particularly in the hotel industry. The results show that there is no moderating influence of the WorkEnvironment (WE) on the correlation between GHRM practices and the turnover intention (TI) of millennials employed in Pakistani hotels. Keywords:Green Human Resource Management, Hotel Sector, Millennials, Turnover Intention, Work Environment______IntroductionThe Hotel Industry is significant for the growth of tourism sector that has become an important national income source for a country, particularly in *Dr. Muhammad Kamran Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Karachi.**Prof. Dr. Nusrat Idrees, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Karachi.***Dr. Seema Manzoor, Assistant Professor, Centre of Excellence for Women’s Studies, University of Karachi.
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ)
Entrepreneurship is the backbone of any country in socio-economic growth and is of prime importan... more Entrepreneurship is the backbone of any country in socio-economic growth and is of prime importance for policymakers and scholars. In the informal economic setup, women entrepreneurs are considered an accelerator for economic growth and development. This study focuses on exploring the issues of women entrepreneurs regarding their empowerment and economic independence and their role and inclusion in the mainstream of the national economy. A descriptive research methodology is used in this study in identifying the challenges and obstacles faced by these women socially and demographically to acquire in-depth information. Content analysis and library research techniques are used to analyze the facts regarding the said subject. Secondary data is used in this research by reviewing the relevant literature from authentic sources. The study has also proposed recommendations to address the existing issues of entrepreneurial women, their perceptions, decision-making power, and living condition...
Pakistan journal of international affairs, Sep 18, 2022
The chambers of commerce and business associations in Pakistan are mainly represented by men and ... more The chambers of commerce and business associations in Pakistan are mainly represented by men and the representation of women entrepreneurs needs to gain momentum to form separate chambers in order to create a platform or to make pressure groups to resolve issues arising regarding business. The aim of conducting this research was to explore the role of trade associations while providing assistance to businesswomen and to highlight the status of women entrepreneurs in the country. It has also observed the factors of dependency of women doing business and socioeconomic impediments which confine them from working groups in order to work for their own economic interest. Five large business associations including national chambers of commerce were chosen as the population, and the data was collected from 200 businesswomen systematically through a detailed questionnaire. It was found in the survey that while starting a venture domestic responsibilities, commitment to the families, obstacles including management skills, mobility issues, and monetary assistance have impacted the success of the businesswomen. It was also observed that business associations have the data of women entrepreneurs and have pressure groups to make the representation of women a must condition in their meetings and roundtables but even after all these efforts they still lack in equipping women and bringing women into the mainstream of development.
Journal of Peace, Development and Communication, Dec 24, 2022
This research aims to find the relationship between “organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) a... more This research aims to find the relationship between “organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and spiritual leadership (SL)” with the help of two arbitrating variables “organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) and workplace spirituality (WPS)”. The study has also focused on the role of media regarding women leaders as a moderator through the relationship of variables spiritual leadership and workplace spirituality. In this research, the researcher has used a questionnaire as a tool to collect data from the selected sample. In addition, this study has usedthe “Partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique” for the analysis of data. Here the sample (220 participants) has been chosen from the Islamic educational institute Indonesia including their teaching faculty and educational staff. Eight hypotheses were proposed in this study and out of which only five were accepted on the basis of results. The OBSE acts as a motivational force in establishing a relationship between the variables SL and OCB. Results influence the teaching facultyand the academic staff both at the theory and practical levels.
Journal of Peace, Development and Communication, 2022
Varied characteristics and elements combine together to form a social structure of our society, w... more Varied characteristics and elements combine together to form a social structure of our society, which is why it is unique in nature and as a result, every human tend to be unique and individual personality. These human attributes becomes the foundation of the society and moral and ethical values are based on tolerance, harmony, peace, loyalty and sincerity. Among all these traits tolerance is of prime importance and due to globalization it has gained more significance. People from different communities follow different religion and due to diversity of culture they have different life-style, but still they share common social and economic scenario, which helps in forming tolerance oriented society. Qualitative research method was chosen to conduct in-depth study through content analysis by using library research method. According to the qualitative analysis it has been concluded that today world is focusing on religious tolerance and promotion of pluralistic society. This is a very practical approach to avoid religious conflicts and to develop a peaceful society for social development by raising awareness.
Pakistan Journal of Social Issues, 2021
From decades, violence against women has been a major issue of our society. It has been affecting... more From decades, violence against women has been a major issue of our society. It has been affecting women in every aspect of their life. Either it is social or personal, despite all hurdles, if somehow women manage to come out of patriarchal boundaries and try to become part of professional fields, they have to face many discriminative and abusive behaviors commonly known as workplace violence. Harassment and sexual abuse at workplace is also a barrier to women's access to have equitable career opportunities. This type of violence is faced by women nearly in all professions and all categories of work; either they are doctors, nurses, bankers or involved in any other profession. The category of female flight attendants or air hostesses also shows high risk of violence and harassment among workers. Right after its emergence, as a very new profession for women, its establishment and development has gone through many changes, despite all improvements and changes, this profession has also a great deal of female discrimination factor, which causes exploitation, sexual and verbal abuse at workplace. This research observes the experiences of exploitation and abuse faced by air hostesses during their service. In this research, quantitative research method is used, because it involves a careful process to represent data objectively. The universe of the research is Karachi; almost all respondents interviewed for the purpose of research are working in commercial airlines of Pakistan. This research will contribute the information on the topic that how women experience work place or organizational exploitation along with that, this would also be helpful for those who want to explore the major profession or contribution of women in the aviation industry as flight attendants, the pros and cons of the profession in the light of experiences of those who are already serving it. This research is compiled with the hope that it would help other students and researchers to get a better instinct towards the problems of women serving as flight attendants in the aviation industry.
Pakistan Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 2020
This research paper aimed to gain further knowledge regarding the relationship between community ... more This research paper aimed to gain further knowledge regarding the relationship between community development, education, health and nutrition. The main objective of this research is to help the slum community to explore the processes involved in tackling s changing as developing nations are focusing more on poverty reduction and community development, because it is now considered as the root cause of all social issues. Therefore, it is needed to eva develop effective policies and development programs to reach the SDG goals. Unstructured face-to educate people by using educational action research for main standard of living in regard to education, health and nutrition. The main purpose of this paper was to involve respondents as research participants in order to mobilize them for future development processes within the community. Two slum areas (Ghazi Goth and Bilawal Jokhio Goth) of diverse cultures and infrastructure were selected as the population of the study. Qualitative research method was chosen to conduct in study method. The research findings in which needs to be addressed on priority basis, for this purpose encouraging, supporting and enabling individuals within the community can raise the awareness level by involving them through easy access to opportuniti Participants from local community can empower their own community people, because they are well aware of their culture and community issues.
Ihya 'ul 'lm, 2020
Since the beginning of awareness, humans have looked for ways to search for their existence as an... more Since the beginning of awareness, humans have looked for ways to search for their existence as an individual. Sufism is considered as the most accepted religious pathway to seek the realization of Allah in order to maintain the love, harmony and peace at all levels in the existing society. This research specifically aims to investigate the role of Muslim Sufis (Male and Female Sufis) regarding their role in maintaining world peace. Sufism has attempted to bring various groups of the world together so as to detail a practical expressway to peace is a significant target in these people to establish a sustainable highway for maintaining peace in existing society, which is going through an increasingly distraught times in order to maintain durable type of tranquil cooperation, humanity. It is an accepted fact that Sufism can nurture global peace, because it is an unbiased way to create a peaceful atmosphere based on tolerance, empathy and tranquility. Despite the western misconceptions Sufism is open for everyone irrespective of class, race, ethnicity, caste and creed. The essence of mysticism and the Sufi way of living is found in the love of Allah by believing in the oneness of Allah as the only supreme authority.
Pakistan Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 2019
Changing global trends have made people more aware and conscious about their health and attainmen... more Changing global trends have made people more aware and conscious about their health and attainment of quality life by accessing healthcare services. But countries like Pakistan are not able to maintain quality healthcare services for common people. The healthcare service providers are not able to face challenges in this regard. The system of healthcare in Pakistan faces many issues and challenges of imbalance and insufficiency regarding deliverance and access to effective and quality healthcare services. The governments should develop an appropriate health system whose mechanism can be easily accessible for people especially women. For this purpose data from public hospitals has been collected to analyze specific issues within the boundaries of a specific environment and situation, because proper and accurate data availability can assure the effective policy making mechanism. In this study data has been collected by semi-structured interview schedule. Three public hospitals (Civil, Jinnah and Abbasi Shaheed) were selected as a universe of the study, and the respondents were purposively selected for conducting interviews in detail. The findings of this study reveal that in developing countries like Pakistan the healthcare services are not provided adequately in the public sector. People do not have easy access to healthcare opportunities for many reasons among which one reason is poverty, which leads to ill health and low health status. This growing dissatisfaction leads to imbalance societal gap, which demands appropriate measures and policies by the government. Government hospitals have some women specific wards but public private partnership has not been very effective, despite the establishment of Act and collaborations in public-private domain.
Pakistan Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 2018
This study aims to examine the involvement of women in the informal sector and accommodating them... more This study aims to examine the involvement of women in the informal sector and accommodating them in their work. In past few decades women's economic role has been strongly recognized, though they are still marginalized by the society. Many social and cultural barriers restrain them from gaining their due status. In developing countries people are living below poverty line and among them women suffer more. Many social factors like class differences, gender discrimination and other factors reduced their efficiency. Therefore, there is a need to empower women in real sense and incorporate them in the mainstream. In developing countries women are major contributors in informal sector, i.e. they are backbone to national economy. In this study both quantitative method is used. Interview schedule is used as a tool for data collection having open ended and close ended questions. Data is represented by tabulation providing the statistical facts and figures. Non-probability sampling technique is applied to collect data and the Sample size is 100 includes women (25 women respondents from selected four different areas of Karachi city) who are involved in entrepreneurship. The purposive and convenience sampling techniques are used to collect date. Four areas of Karachi Metropolitan city are selected as the area of universe for the research, which are Shah Faisal colony, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, F. B. Area and North Karachi. Women entrepreneurs are involved in informal sector due to many factors like poverty, growing inflation, to support family and increasing family income.
Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, 2018
This study aims to express the importance of Sufi shrines in a Sindhi society. The Sufi shrines d... more This study aims to express the importance of Sufi shrines in a Sindhi society. The Sufi shrines dwell a central status in our social, cultural and religious setup regarding socio-spatial relationships, status of women in Sufism/Mysticism, rituals, beliefs, spiritual influence, customs and traditions and spiritual healing. Sufi shrines are not only the source of satisfaction for the devotees but also a place where Muslims and non-Muslims participate in all rituals and festivities together. Sindh is the land of Sufis and it holds great importance in Sindhi culture. Hence, the case studies and observational research methods are used to analyze the importance of women Sufis in the Sindhi culture, because both these research methods are explanatory, descriptive, in-depth, detailed and exploratory in nature. Case studies of six women Sufi shrines (three from Karachi and three from Thatta) are incorporated to access the first hand knowledge on the subject. The historical and current scenario about women Sufis and their role in Sindh regarding Sufism is studied through an unstructured interview schedule. Six shrines from Karachi and Thatta were selected as a universe of the study, and the respondents were purposively selected for conducting interviews in detail. The findings reveal that the people of Sindh have blind faith on Sufis (men and women Sufis both). People consider that if they visit the Sufi shrines, they will be blessed with their desires. And moreover people go to the shrines to satisfy their socioeconomic , psychological and physical, moral wishes and spiritual needs.
Pakistan Journal of Gender Srudies, 2018
Violence against women (VAW) and women issues have appeared to be growing threat for women global... more Violence against women (VAW) and women issues have appeared to be growing threat for women globally, especially violence against women are causing severe social and health problems due to social and cultural trends. Many researchers have been involved in conducting research so far, but root causes and solutions are not yet explored to eradicate the issue. This study is an attempt to provide a clear understanding of the qualitative exploration of violence against women regarding social and cultural trends among women in Pakistan. By using qualitative research method researcher has analyzed different factors and circumstances which these women are experiencing. For this purpose case studies research methods is used to analyze specific issues within the boundaries of a specific environment and situation, because case study research method is explanatory, descriptive and exploratory in nature. In this study five case studies are incorporated to access the history and current scenario regarding violence against women in Pakistan by using unstructured interview schedule. Two hospitals (private and government) were selected as a universe of the study, and the respondents were purposively selected for conducting interviews in detail. The findings of this study reveal that the respondents have faced many types of violence all through their life, which includes psychological and physical abuse by males within or outside the family, which includes hitting, slapping and shoving and other social evils like honor killing, rape, incest, acid throwing and burning and etc. It is about high time and the need of the time for media and health professionals along with the public sector to highlight the problems at mass level and to take up the challenge for appropriate actions to curtail highly prevailing social evil (VAW).
Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, 2017
The study is about learning of feminist research and its application at academic level. The aim o... more The study is about learning of feminist research and its application at academic level. The aim of this study is to analyze attitudes of feminist students towards feminist research in order to conduct research in feminist perspective and select topics, methodologies, sample as well as data collection tools and analysis. A sample of 50 M.A. dissertations of different topics of the year 2013-2014 has been selected from the Centre of Excellence for Women's Studies University of Karachi. Selected topics of sample thesis are based on women's issues and general social issues. The analytical approach is used with quantitative research methods. Purposive and convenience sampling methods of non-probability sampling are applied. The study observed that students attempted to research and analyze the selected topics from a feminist perspective. Results show that majority of the students apply mix methodology in their researches. They usually select common issues of women for research. There is a need to raise more themes about women and gender issues to bring social change.
Pakistan Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 2016
Structure of the society is the arrangement of various factors on the basis of traditions and eth... more Structure of the society is the arrangement of various factors on the basis of traditions and ethics, and these values are transferred from generation to generation. The most important thing is that the pattern of the society should be balanced, which is obviously not practical in our society as this trend is seen in all aspects of our life. Media is a very important institution, yet it has not portrayed women in positive manner. If we see film medium, women are represented as sex object and commodity in a stereotypical roles. This under representation of women in movies created imbalance in the society, yet it also embeds a negative and inferior image of women in people's mind. In this study, to highlight these issues library research and content analysis is used to analyze gender stereotype in movies because women are projected and used as commodity in movies which distorts their image.
Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, 2016
This study aims to establish the understanding and producing realistic information about the leve... more This study aims to establish the understanding and producing realistic information about the level of sexual harassment and exploitation of female domestic workers. The study has also tried to analyze the issues which affect the life of women working as domestic workers and facing great challenges. In Pakistan number of female domestic workers is growing dut to poverty, lack of education and inflation. By using quantitative research method researcher has analyzed different factors and circumstances which these women are experiencing, different areas of Karachi are chosen as universe of population for this study. Whereas, convenience and purposive sampling techniques of non-probability sampling method are used in order to collect the data by hundred respondents from different areas of Karachi. In Pakistan now more women are connected to labour force due to increased employment opportunities, on the other hand women are doing work outside their homes to gain their economic independence and the rights and social standing like men in the family and society. But they face exploitation, sexual harassment and discrimination.
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Papers by Dr. Seema Manzoor