Confidential questionnaire for Muslim policewomen: 2010 My name is Tonita Murray. I am writing a book on Muslim women in policing in different parts of the world. It will be published in 2010. I have designed this questionnaire to gather information that will help me write the book. I would appreciate your contribution very much. The information you provide me will be kept confidential and no names will be used in the book unless I ask your permission first. This questionnaire asks you to provide your name only if you wish to have a more in‐depth electronic or telephone interview. The questionnaire is a long one and may take some time to complete; however, many questions require only ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as an answer. You do not need to do it all at once. Even if you cannot complete all the sections, I would be pleased if you would return the questionnaire with what you wish to complete. Would you please return the completed questionnaire as soon as possible. If you have any questions or would like help in completing the questionnaire, you can contact me at: Tonita Murray Canadian Governance Support Office (CGSO) Policing Policy Advisor to the Minister of the Interior Afghanistan Tel: +93 (0)799 810 536 or +93 (0)700 203 420
E‐mail address: [email protected] 1 Recruitment 1. How old were you when you joined the police? ________ years 2. Why did you join the police? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 3. At what entry level did you join the police? Private/constable_____ NCO _____ Officer _____ Only one entry level _____ Training 4. How many weeks of basic training did you undergo after recruitment? ______________weeks 5. Did you train with other women or with both men and women? Just other women _____ Both men and women _____ 6. Did you receive the same training as men? Yes _____ No _____ 7. If you did not receive the same training as men, how did your training differ from that of men? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 8. What training courses other than recruit training have you taken in your career?
6. ___________________________ 7. ___________________________ 8. ___________________________ 9. ___________________________ 10. _________________________ Do you think you have had the same opportunity as your male colleagues to receive training? None __________ 1. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________ 3. _____________________________ 4. _____________________________ 5. _____________________________ 9.
Yes _____ No _____ Positions 10. Please report all the different positions you have held in your career, starting with the first one after you finished recruit training.. 1.
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Are all positions in your police organization open to women? Yes _____ 12.
No _____ If you answered ‘No’ to the previous questions, what positions are open to women? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 13.
Even if all positions are open to women, do you believe there is discrimination against women applying for certain positions in your organization? Yes _____ No _____ 3 14. If you answered ‘Yes’ to the previous question, what positions do you think are denied to women because of discrimination? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 15.
If you are a Muslim woman working in a religiously mixed police organization, do you think your police organization gives you the same career opportunities as non‐Muslim women? Yes _____ No _____ Promotion 16.
What is your present rank? __________________________________________________ 17.
What is the highest rank that a woman has achieved in your police organization? _________________________________________________________________________ 18.
If you work in a religiously mixed police organization, what is the highest level that a Muslim woman has reached in your organization? __________________________________________________________________________ 19.
Were your promotions automatic or did you have to apply or take a test for promotion? They were automatic _______ 20.
Even if promotion was automatic, do you believe there is discrimination in your organization in promoting women? Yes _____ 21.
I had to apply for promotion _____ No _____ If you work in a religiously mixed police organization, do you think there is discrimination against promoting Muslim women in your organization? Yes _____ No _____ Not applicable _____ 22.
If you think there is discrimination against Muslim women in your organization, please describe the nature of the discrimination. 4 ______________________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________ Special assignments 23.
Have you ever worked on special assignments or projects during your career? Yes _____ 24.
No _____ If you answered ‘Yes’ to the previous question, describe in a few words the nature character of the special assignment __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 25.
If you worked on special assignments were you selected because you were a woman? Yes _____ 26.
No _____ Not applicable _____ Were there ever any special assignment(s) that you were refused because you were a woman? Yes _____ 28.
No _____ If you worked on a special assignment in a religiously mixed police organization, were you selected because you were a Muslim woman? Yes _____ 27.
No _____ If you answered ‘Yes’ to the previous question, what reasons were given for refusing you the special assignment(s)? ______________________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________ Compensation 29.
Do you receive the same pay as your male colleagues? Yes _____ 30.
No _____ If you answered ‘No’ to the previous question, do you receive more or less pay than your male colleagues? 5 More _____ 31.
Do you receive allowances that your male colleagues do not receive? Yes _____ 32.
Less _____ No _____ If you answered ‘Yes’ to the previous question, what is the nature of the allowance you receive? ______________________________________________________________________________ 33.
How much paid vacation do you receive each year? 34.
Do you receive the same vacation allowance as your male colleagues? Yes _____ 35.
_____ weeks. No _____ How much do you earn a year? _______________ a year Social benefits 36.
Are women in your police organization eligible for police family housing? Yes _____ 37.
No _____ No _____ Do women in your police organization receive educational or other special leave? Yes _____ 42.
No _____ Is there provision for maternity leave for women in your police organization Yes _____ 41.
No _____ So you receive paid sick leave Yes _____ 40.
Does your organization provide medical services or insurance? Yes _____ 39.
No _____ Do you live in housing provided by your police organization? Yes _____ 38.
No _____ What other social benefits does your organization provide for which women are eligible? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 6 43.
What other social benefits do you personally receive from your police organization? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Conditions of employment 44. How many hours a week do you work? 45.
Do women in your police organization drive police vehicles? Yes _____ 46.
No _____ No _____ No _____ No _____ Do policewomen in your organization work at night? Yes _____ 52.
Have you or do you supervise policemen or other men in your organization? Yes _____ 51.
No _____ Are there policewomen in your organization who supervise policemen? Yes _____ 50.
If you answered ‘No’ in the previous questions, is there a separate department for women police in your organization? Yes _____ 49.
No _____ Do men and women work together on the same assignments in your police organization? Yes _____ 48.
Are women in your organization issued firearms as part of their regular equipment? Yes _____ 47.
_____ hours a week No _____ Do women in your organization undertake duty travel to other cities or countries? Yes _____ No _____ Your family responsibilities 53.
Are you the sole income provider in your family? Yes _____ No ____ 7 54.
Are there others in your family who help with care‐giving to children and parents in your family? Yes _____ 55.
No _____ Are you the person who performs the majority of the care‐giving to children or parents in your family? Yes _____ 56.
No _____ How many hours a week do you estimate that you spend on family responsibilities? ____________ hours a week Your leisure time 57.
No time for leisure activity _________ 58.
How many hours a week do you spend on leisure activities? _______ hours a week 59.
What activities do you engage in during your leisure hours? Please describe. ________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________ Your police organization 60.
For how long has your police organization accepted women? Since it began _____ _____ years 61.
How many police, both men and women, are there in your organization? 62.
How many women are there in your police organization? 63.
If you work in a religiously mixed police organization, how many Muslim women are there in your police organization? _____________ Muslim women police 64.
Does your police organization provide separate facilities such as toilets and showers for women? Yes _____ 65.
_____ police __________ women police No _____ If you work in a religiously mixed police organization, does the organization provide any of the following? 8 Mosque or prayer room Yes _____ No _____ Halal food Yes _____ No _____ Yes _____ No _____ Prayer time on duty 66.
Are there gender equity programs in your organization to ensure that women are treated equally? Yes _____ 67.
No _____ Are there any special programs to accelerate the progress of women to senior ranks in your police organization? Yes _____ 68.
No _____ Is the hijab an official part of your police uniform? Yes _____ No _____ 69.
Does your police organization have a harassment policy 1? 70.
If your police organization has a harassment policy, is it enforced? Yes _____ Yes _____ No _____ 71.
Does your organization have a sexual harassment policy? 72.
If your organization has a sexual harassment policy, is it enforced? Yes _____ 73.
No _____ Yes _____ No _____ No _____ Which of the following terms best describes your police organization? You may select more than one. Militaristic _____ Gendarmerie _____ Law and order _____ Administrative police___ Community policing_____ Crime prevention_____ Judicial police _____ Municipal police_____ National police_____ Democratic ____ Law enforcement____ Other _____ 74.
Please describe _______________________________________________ In general, would you say that your police organization values the contribution of women? Yes _____ No _____ 1
Harassment is where someone persistently subjects you to threats, demands or behaviour that demeans you or in other ways affects your sense of well being. It may or may not include unwanted sexual attention. 9 Personal experience as a Muslim woman in policing 75.
Does your family approve of your career choice? Yes _____ 76.
No _____ Do you have other family members who are police? Yes _____ 77.
No _____ If you answered ‘Yes’ to the previous question, what family members are police? Father _____ Mother ____ Brother(s) _____ Sister(s) _____ Husband _____ Children _____ Other relatives _____ 78.
Have you ever personally experienced gender discrimination in your police career? Yes _____ No _____ 79.
Have you ever been harassed? Yes _____ 80.
Have you ever been sexually harassed? Yes _____ 81.
What domestic pressures does your police career create? No _____ No _____ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 82.
How do you deal with the domestic pressures that your career creates? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 10 83.
Have you found instances where your police work and your religion have been in conflict? Yes _____ 84.
No _____ If you answered ‘Yes’ to the previous question, please describe how your police work and your religion have been in conflict. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 85.
What has been your worst personal experience in your policing career? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 86.
What has been your best personal experience in your policing career? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 87.
What would you like to do in policing that you have not been able to do so far? In other words, what is your ‘dream’ for your policing career? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 11 88.
Given the present situation in your police organization, is it possible to realize the dream you described in the previous question? Yes _____ 89.
No _____ Are you happy with your career choice? Yes _____ No _____ Views on Muslim women in policing 90.
What do you think that Muslim women can contribute to policing that men cannot? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 91.
What in your view are the most difficult obstacles Muslim women face in pursuing a career in policing? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 92.
Please express any other views you may have about Muslim women in policing. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 12 Demographic information 93.
How old are you? 18‐25 _____ 26‐30 _____ 31‐35 ____ 36‐40 _____ 45‐50 _____ 50+ _____ 94.
In what country do you live? 95.
What police rank do you hold? __________________________________________________ 96.
What is your educational level? Ph. D _____ ______________________________________________ Masters degree ____ Professional degree such as law _____ Undergraduate degree ___ Partial university ____ College or vocational school ____ Secondary school ___ Other ___ 97.
How many years have you worked in the police? 98.
Are you a supervisor 99.
Do you supervise male police? Yes _____ No _____ 100.
Are you married or engaged to be married? Yes _____ 101.
How many children do you have? 102.
Do you work in a completely Muslim or a religiously mixed police organization? Yes _____ Completely Muslim _____ 103.
_____ years in the police. No _____ None _____ No _____ Number _____ Religiously mixed _____ Do you actively practice your religion? Yes _____ No _____ Thank you for responding to this questionnaire. Please be assured that your responses will be kept confidential. If you would be interested in being contacted for a more in‐depth interview please provide your contact details below. First name _____________________________________________________________________ E‐mail address or phone number ___________________________________________________ 13