Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government

Abstract

This study examined the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI)in genders’career advancement.Data
was collected from male and female faculty members of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
and Bahudin Zakria University of Punjab in order to achieve the research goal. Six departments
of social sciences and six departments of pure sciences were chosen for this purpose. Data was
collected from 180 female and 120 male faculty members. The analysis was created using Daniel
Goleman's EI concept to assess EI. The Self-Report Measure of EI (SRMEI) questionnaire was
used to collect data. SPSS was used to analyze the data by deployingthe independent samples ttest.
The outcomes of the study indicated a positive association between EI and genders’ career
advancement. Furthermore, the outcomes indicated that male faculty members are more
emotionally intelligent than female faculty members.