Abstract
The present study aims at exploring the demographic determinants of sexual harassment inPolice Women because this population is repressed and overlooked in exploring the sensitiveissue of sexual harassment with particular reference to Pakistan. It was a cross-sectional researchin which 191 police women personnel (age range = 15-65) were recruited from Gujrat andGujranwala districts. A sexual harassment experience questionnaire was used to gauge sexualharassment (Kamal & Tariq, 1997). Information on various demographic characteristics wasgathered using a self-made demographic sheet. Using SPSS 21, one-way ANOVA and neuralnetwork analysis were executed. The results of the present investigation demonstrated asubstantial predictive relationship between demographic factors (job status, age, education, andduration of job) with sexual harassment. The results showed that age 0.473 (100% normalizedimportance) was the most significant predictor of sexual harassment among police women,followed by education 0.348 (73.5% normalized importance), duration of job 0.114 (24.1%normalized importance), and job status.065% (13.7% normalized importance). All four variableswere contributing to the level of sexual harassment among police women. The results of thepresent investigation can be beneficial for policymakers in terms of new knowledge andstatistical data to prevent this population from experiencing sexual assault.
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