A critical analysis of Gender Inequality in employment: A case study of Uganda Police Force.
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Date
2016-07
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Kampala International University, School of law.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to establish how the Ugandan female police
officers cope in a predominantly male institution as well as to identify problems
faced by the female police officers in as far as discrimination is concerned and
whether the law address them adequately.
The study was carried out at the police headquarters in Kampala.
The study established that sex discrimination was rampant in the police force
as revealed by the interviews respondents and was not being reported to the
administration because of the way these reports were handled by
administrators.
The majority of whom were male. However sex administration although there
were no mechanisms for reporting it.
The study re commended that the law be reformed to recommend awareness
campaigns as well as lobbying world advance. The members of police women
should be increased to boost their confidence. Effective reporting mechanisms
be established by way of suggestion boxes, effective punishments be put in
place and victims should be removed from harassers, as well as have these
perpetuators named.
Description
A research report submitted to School of Law
in Partial Fulfillment for the Award of
Diploma in Law of Kampala
International
University.
Keywords
Gender Inequality, Critical Analysis, Employment, Uganda Police Force.