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The objective of the current study was to find out the personal, family and social challenges faced by married working women in district Lahore, Pakistan. The present study employed a phenomenological research design to understand the problems faced by working married women. The paradigm of the research was interpretivism. The interpretivist perspective holds that there is more than one reality; rather, they believe that there are multiple realities. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select the sample for the present study. An interview protocol was prepared by the researchers after reviewing the literature review in order to conduct interviews. The six women from diverse fields of profession were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The thematic analysis approach was used to analyzed the data. The findings of the study showed that challenges faced by working married women in Pakistani society include work-life balance disputes, isolation, security concerns, safety issues, neglecting children, long working hours, and mental health problems. On the basis of results, it was recommended that media may increase public awareness and consciousness regarding women's rights in order to eradicate problems that affect working women.
Khan et al. (Wed,) studied this question.