A Critical Analysis of Gender Inequality in Employment A Case Study of Uganda Police Force.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................................................................................ .i

SUPERVISOR'S APPROVAL ............................................................................. .ii

DEDICATION .................................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................... iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................ ················· .... V

ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................... vii

DEFINITION OF TERMS ............................................................................... viii

TABLE OF STATUTES ............................. ....................................................... ix

ABSTRACT .................. ................................................. ................................... x

CH.APTER ONE ......................................................................................... 1

1. 0 . Introduction ................................................................. ............................ 1

1.1. Background .................. ............................................................................ 4

1.2 . Statement of the problem ..... ..................................................................... 6

1.3. Objectives of the study ....... ..................................................................... .. 8

1. 4 . Significance of the study ... ........................................................................ 8

1.5. Hypothesis ............................................................................................... 9

1.6 . Research questions ................................................................................... 9

1. 7 . Methodology ..................................................................... ... ................... 10

1. 7 .1 Ground Theory ....... .... ....... ................................................................... 10

1.7.2 Legal Centralism ................... ................................................................ 10

1. 7 .3. Legal pluralism ............................................................... ..................... 10

1.7.4. Methods of Data Collection . ............ ..................................................... 11

1. 7 .5. Group discussions ................................................................. .............. 11

1.7.6. Key informants ................................................................................... 11

1.7.7. Qualita tive and Quantita tive Method: .................................................. 11

1. 7 .8. Desk Review ..................... ........... ........................................................ 11

1.8. Literature review ........... ............................................................... ........... 11

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CHAPTER TW0 .......................................................................................... 18

2.1 Law review ............................................................................................... 18

2 .2 The Police Act Chapter 30 ........................................................................ 18

2.3 Labour laws ............................................................................................. 20

2.4 The International Human Rights Norms ................................................... 21

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................. ., ..................... 24

3.1 Research findings .................................................................................... 24

3.2 The rampancy of gender inequality in the Uganda Police Force ................ 24

3.3 Reporting of sex discrimination by police women ..................................... 27

3.4 The official position .................................................................................. 29

3.5 Inadequacy of the law .............................................................................. 31

3.6 Constraints posed by sexual discrimination ............................................. 31

3. 7 Consequences of refusal .......................................................................... 35

3.7.1 Punishment. ......................................................................................... 35

3.8 Cases of police women harassing police men ............................................ 36

CHAPTER FOUR ..................................................................................................................... 37

4.1 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 37

4.2 Recommendations and action plan .......................................................... 37

4.3 Awareness campaigns .............................................................................. 39

4.4 Boost the number of the policewomen in the force .................................. .40

4 .5 Other measures ....................................................................................... 40

4.5.1 Building confidence in the policewomen ............................................... .40

4.5.2 Establishing a reporting mechanism .................................................... .40

BIBILOGRAPHY ............................................................................................. 42