DISCOVERING THE DEFIANCE: EXPLORING THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN CREATING GENDER DIVERSITY AT THE TEAM LEVEL

Abstract

The study was conducted to explore the perceptual issues and challenges of a gender diversified team to work effectively. With the qualitative phenomenology approach, the lived experiences of the participants were recorded with interviews, and the responses were analyzed with the technique of initial and axial coding. Thematic analysis was performed to explore the issues and challenges. It was investigated that males and females have different issues in the diversified team. Males think that since women are emotional, lack professionalism so it’s difficult to create effectiveness, however, females believe, that males have too much negative ego, and they are hot-tempered, therefore they create troubles. The challenges are lack of trust, frequent conflict, and adherence to fellowship. The study helps managers to train the diversified teams on these findings to make them more effective.