Research Report: Gender Inequality Impact on Sainsbury's Employees

This research report presents the findings of a study on gender discrimination within a retail company, likely Sainsbury's, based on data collected from 20 employees. The report is structured around several themes, including employee tenure, understanding of gender discrimination, the influence of leadership, the impact of equality and diversity on productivity, and the key factors contributing to gender discrimination, such as unequal pay and perceived advantages for men. The study reveals that a significant portion of the employees have been with the company for a considerable time, and there is a general understanding of gender discrimination. Leadership is seen to have an effective influence, and equality and diversity are perceived to enhance productivity. The research also highlights unequal pay and gender inequalities as key challenges, leading to lower employee performance and increased stress. Recommendations emphasize the importance of following laws related to equal pay and fair wages to reduce gender discrimination within the workplace.

Research proposal

P 4. DATA ANALYSIS
Theme 1: Large number of employees have been working for 14 to 21 years within the
Sainsbury retail company.
PARTICULARS NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS
% OF RESPONDENTS
0 to 7 years 4 20%
7 to 14 years 2 10%
14 to 21 years 11 55%
More than 21 years 3 15%
TOTAL 20 100%
20.00%
10.00%
55.00%
15.00%
0 to 7 years
7 to 14 years
14 to 21 years
More than 21 years
20.00%
10.00%
55.00%
15.00%
0 to 7 years
7 to 14 years
14 to 21 years
More than 21 years

Theme 2: Yes, maximum respondents understand the key
concept of gender discrimination.
PARTICULARS NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS
% OF RESPONDENTS
Yes 15 75%
No 2 10%
Maybe 3 15%
TOTAL 20 100%
Yes No Maybe
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8 75.00%
10.00%
15.00%
% OF RESPONDENTS
Yes No Maybe
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8 75.00%
10.00%
15.00%
% OF RESPONDENTS

Theme 3: Highly agreed, leadership has effective
influence of the performance of the employees.
PARTICULARS NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS
% OF RESPONDENTS
Agreed 10 50.00%
Highly agreed 2 10.00%
Disagreed 2 10.00%
Highly disagreed 4 20.00%
Neutral 2 10.00%
TOTAL 20 100%
50.00%
10.00%
10.00%
20.00%
10.00%
Agreed
Highly agreed
Disagreed
Highly disagreed
Neutral
50.00%
10.00%
10.00%
20.00%
10.00%
Agreed
Highly agreed
Disagreed
Highly disagreed
Neutral

Theme 4: Yes, equality and diversity within the
organization helps in enhancing the productivity of the
company.
PARTICULARS NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS
% OF RESPONDENTS
Yes 16 80%
No 2 10%
Maybe 2 10%
TOTAL 20 100%
Yes No Maybe
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
80.00%
10.00% 10.00%
% OF RESPONDENTS
Yes No Maybe
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
80.00%
10.00% 10.00%
% OF RESPONDENTS

Theme 5: Unequal pay, is one of the key factors that
leads to gender discrimination within the work
environment.
PARTICULARS NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS
% OF RESPONDENTS
Unequal pay 10 50%
Ineffective working
capability.
5 25%
Women getting less
promoted
3 15%
All of the above 2 10%
TOTAL 20 100%
50.00%
25.00%
15.00%
10.00%
Unequal pay
Ineffective working capability.
Women getting less promoted
All of the above
50.00%
25.00%
15.00%
10.00%
Unequal pay
Ineffective working capability.
Women getting less promoted
All of the above

Theme 6: Highly agreed, men within the organization
are at higher advantage when compared with the women
because of gender discrimination.
PARTICULARS NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS
% OF RESPONDENTS
Agreed 12 60%
Highly agreed 3 15%
Disagreed 1 5%
Highly disagreed 2 10%
Neutral 2 10%
TOTAL 20 100%
60.00% 15.00%
5.00%
10.00%
10.00%
Agreed
Highly agreed
Disagreed
Highly disagreed
Neutral
60.00% 15.00%
5.00%
10.00%
10.00%
Agreed
Highly agreed
Disagreed
Highly disagreed
Neutral

Theme 7: Yes, organization comply with the various
equality and diversity laws.
PARTICULARS NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS
% OF RESPONDENTS
Yes 17 85%
No 1 5%
Maybe 2 10%
TOTAL 20 100%
Yes No Maybe
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9 85.00%
5.00%
10.00%
% OF RESPONDENTS
Yes No Maybe
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9 85.00%
5.00%
10.00%
% OF RESPONDENTS

Theme 8: Gender inequalities, is the key challenge faced
by the management associated with the gender
discrimination.
PARTICULARS NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS
% OF RESPONDENTS
Gender inequalities 9 45%
Low degree of
education
4 20%
Social issues 7 35%
TOTAL 20 100%
45.00%
20.00%
35.00%
Gender inequalities
Low degree of education
Social issues
45.00%
20.00%
35.00%
Gender inequalities
Low degree of education
Social issues

Theme 9: Determining the effect of gender inequality
on performance of an employee.
 Interpretation: The above research is conducted from 20 employees of the
retail company. Maximum employees has established and determined the fact that,
gender inequality within the workplace results in lower performance and productivity
of the employees (Arora and Malam, 2018). It also leads top high degree of stress and
tension within the employees which in turn eventually causes high degree of mental
and physical problem.

Theme 10: Evaluating effective recommendation to
reduce gender discrimination within organization.
 Interpretation: The above research is conducted from 20 employees of the retail
company. Maximum employees has established and determined the fact that,
management of the organization should follow appropriate standards or laws relating to
equal remuneration, fair wages etc. in order to avoid the issue of gender inequality
within the workplace.

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