NCJ Number
207687
Journal
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management Volume: 27 Issue: 3 Dated: 2004 Pages: 396-412
Editor(s)
Lawrence F. Travis III
Date Published
2004
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This study examined gender-related workplace problems and their relationship to the work performance of female officers in the Philippines.
Abstract
Since 1910, women have served on police forces. However, there has been a wide variance of opinion as to the extent women have been able to penetrate police forces. Research lacks in the area of the relationship between gender-related problems and the performance of policewomen. This study conducted an assessment of the gender-related problems experienced by the policewomen of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the central region of the Philippines, as well as an analysis of the relationships of these gender-related problems to the job performance of women officers. A 3-part questionnaire was administered to 33 policewomen in Iloilo City. Part 1 solicited the demographic information and work profiles. The second part addressed the performance of policewomen, and the third part of the survey consisted of 20 items that focused on the identification and measurement of various gender-related work problems. The results indicated that women officers faced the greatest problems involving perceptions of their stereotypical roles, believing their physical capabilities were underestimated and given less challenging assignments or positions. However, they did not experience major problems in other areas especially in promotion, yet they believed that recruitment and selection criteria to the PNP tended to favor the males. Tables, notes, references