Hasan, Farheen (2025) Navigating Work Alienation, Burn Out and Well Being: Lived Experiences of Women Educational Leaders of Pakistan. Masters thesis, Asia e University.
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Abstract
This study investigates the challenges confronting women in school leadership and management roles in Pakistan, focusing on burnout, work alienation, and limited institutional support. Despite growing representation, women leaders remain excluded from governance and decision-making, face restricted autonomy, and encounter socio cultural barriers that constrain authentic leadership expression. This study addresses the critical gap on leadership and organizational behavior and often overlooks the gendered and intersectional realities of women leaders in Pakistan’s education sector. Using a qualitative narrative inquiry approach, the research engaged sixteen women leaders with 10-15 years of professional experience through purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis revealed work alienation through restricted decision-making and cultural constraints, while burnout was marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished accomplishment. To strengthen credibility and refine emerging themes, a validation panel discussion was held with three senior women leaders with 15-20 years of experience. Findings show women leaders contend with extended working hours, balancing professional and personal responsibilities, gender bias, and limited access to professional development. These factors contributed to exhaustion, lack of recognition, and compromised well being. Participants proposed practical strategies including leadership support mechanisms such as sessions with school counselors, providing health insurance, well being sessions, and gender-responsive policies. By situating these insights within the broader discourse on leadership and organizational behavior, the study advances understanding of gender equity and workplace well-being in education. It calls for systemic reforms and policies that foster resilience, inclusivity, and sustainable leadership, offering implications for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners committed to strengthening women’s roles in school leadership in Pakistan.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Educational leaders, leadership & management, work alienation, burnout, well-being, gender equity, Pakistan |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools |
| Divisions: | School of Graduate Studies |
| Depositing User: | Nor Aisyah Ghazali |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2026 02:24 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2026 02:24 |
| URI: | http://ur.aeu.edu.my/id/eprint/1480 |
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