The Current Status of Moroccan Working Women in Healthcare Services: A Comparative Study between Public and Private Sectors, Kenitra as a case study

Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current status of working women in healthcare services in Kenitra through a comparative analysis between private and public sectors. Since ‘the current status’ is wide and blurred phrase, the present study based its general deductions on various variables, namely, feminist consciousness, working conditions, gender equality and domestic support. Making use of various data collection instruments, this study is both qualitative and quantitative in nature. The aim behind this triangulation is to elicit reliable deductions about the socioeconomic status of working women in health services, in addition to determining the cultural obstacles that still block the advancement of Moroccan women. The questionnaire includes quantitative items used to elicit respondents’ attitudes and perceptions towards different issues related to their public and private spheres. The semi-structured interview makes use of qualitative items in the form of open-ended questions designed to figure out the professional and familial circumstances that shape their lives. In the quantitative part, the job of the researcher holds mostly on statistical data. The target population is defined as the working women in health services in kenitra from both sectors. Since respondents exercise different professions, which definitely effect respondents’ answers and attitudes due to the variances of circumstances, it is worth using Stratified random sampling which refers to the procedure of targeting population which is divided into strata (or subgroups). The study concluded that the current status of Moroccan working women in healthcare services is below the average. Keywords: Moroccan Feminism, Working Women, Gender Equality, Health Sector