A Study on Family Pressure Among Women Teachers Working in Higher Education Institutions of Kashmir Valley

Abstract

This study investigated family pressure among women teachers working in Higher Education Institutions of Kashmir with regard to their locale and experience. A sample of 400 women teachers was selected using a simple random sampling technique from 40 government degree colleges across 10 districts of Kashmir. The study assesses the level of family pressure among women teachers and also examines the differences on the basis of experience and locale. The statistical techniques that were employed include percentage, Standard Deviation, and t-test. Percentage statistics was used because the investigator aimed at accessing the incidence of family pressure faced by women teachers working in higher education institutions, and a t-test was used as it is a test of significance that is utilized when an investigator needs to find out the difference between two groups which was also the purpose of the study where the investigator had to found the difference between women teachers working in higher education institutions with regard to their locale and experience.