eCommons@AKU School of Nursing & Midwifery Faculty of Health Sciences December 2016 Does empowerment matter? Perceptions of nursing leaders in Pakistan through qualitative approach. Saleema A. Gulzar Aga Khan University,
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[email protected] See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: http://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_son Part of the Nursing Midwifery Commons Recommended Citation Gulzar, S. A., Karmaliani, R., Khan, K. S., Barolia, R., Rahim, S., Pasha, A. (2016). Does empowerment matter? Perceptions of nursing leaders in Pakistan through qualitative approach.. Journal of Hospital Administration, 5(6), 28-37. Available at: http://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_son/129 Authors Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Kausar S. Khan Ms, Rubina Barolia, Shirin Rahim, and Aneeta Pasha This article is available at eCommons@AKU: http://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_son/129 jha.sciedupress.com Journal of Hospital Administration 2016, Vol. 5, No. 6 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Does empowerment matter? Perceptions of nursing leaders in Pakistan through qualitative approach Saleema A. Gulzar,∗ Rozina Karmaliani, Kausar S. Khan, Rubina Barolia, Shirin Rahim, Aneeta Pasha School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University, Pakistan Received: June 24, 2016 Accepted: July 31, 2016 Online Published: August 31, 2016 DOI: 10.5430/jha.v5n6p28 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jha.v5n6p28 ABSTRACT Background: In a patriarchal society like Pakistan, where women are oppressed, women dominating professions like nursing is mostly seen as disempowered and requires considerable struggle to achieve its due recognition and respect.