Abstract
Women Police have now become an integral part of the police reforms in almost all countries of the world, including India .However, the current situation of women in policing is a development of specific historical circumstances .The situation of women police with regards to their status, function, role and the obstacles they face during their job. The study seeks to look at the Gender Issue in the Police by understanding the role and perception of the police by the women employed as police, by the men who work along with these women police and by the public/society in general and hence understanding gender issues from the women’s perspective, men’s perspective and by the society’s perspective by taking a sample of 25 female (Police Gazzetted and Non Gazzetted officers), 20 male officers and 20 public members. The study also aims at understanding the women police from a sociological point of view by looking at their backgrounds, intent to join the police force and their perception of the current state of women in police The method used is the questionnaire method followed by interview of the candidates. The results show that there is a prevailing gender bias against the women with regards to their job, status, function and role and the bias exists in the perception of the female officers, male officers as well as the society .The study also make recommendations to overcome this gender difference.
Highlights
The results show that there is a prevailing gender bias against the women with regards to their job, status, function and role and the bias exists in the perception of the female officers, male officers as well as the society .The study make recommendations to overcome this gender difference
We cannot comment of whether this is due to some sociological factor and if along with gender discrimination, even religious and caste discrimination exists in the police force
In terms of the kind of jobs performed by the women,65 percent of them said that the women police officers were mainly made to do female department jobs,9 percent said that they were made to do less risky jobs and 26 percent said that they did similar jobs like their men counterparts
Summary
We cannot comment of whether this is due to some sociological factor and if along with gender discrimination, even religious and caste discrimination exists in the police force The reason why this factor was put into play was to understand the family background of the women. 1. Educational Qualification : According to the responses of the study, about 19 percent of the women who joined were High School pass outs, 43 percent were Intermediate pass outs, percent were graduates and 7 were PG and above pass outs. Educational Qualification : According to the responses of the study, about 19 percent of the women who joined were High School pass outs, 43 percent were Intermediate pass outs, percent were graduates and 7 were PG and above pass outs This just shows one thing- Majority of the women that join the police force are not even graduates. The other reason given by a few of them was that they had joined the police as a Sub Inspector and had become involved in the work that they had passed the age of marriage and there was no way they could have gotten married later on
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