Background, Assessment and Analysis of the Gender Issues in Pakistan

Moheyuddin, Ghulam (2005): Background, Assessment and Analysis of the Gender Issues in Pakistan. Unpublished.

Abstract

This paper describes the assessment of the gender issue in Pakistan, review and analysis of the major sector depicting gender inequalities. Before continuing to the detailed analysis of the gender issues in Pakistan, it gives a bird’s eye-view of the socio-economic, political and cultural background of Pakistan. The paper explains the areas of critical gender inequalities in Pakistan and reviews the various gender indicators in Pakistan. It also discusses the current policies and the programs addressing the gender issues in Pakistan and the suggests some policy recommendations to improve the women’s status in Pakistan.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Additional Information: This Paper is submitted in the fourth (final) session of the internet course on “Gender, Economic Development and Poverty reduction” arranged by the World Bank Institute (WBI).The author (G. Moheyuddin) is the Research Scholar/Student PhD (Economics), GC University, Lahore – Pakistan. E-mail: [e-mail] , Personal URL: http://moheyuddin.tripod.com/
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pakistan and Gender Issues; Assessment of gender issues in Pakistan; Gender Indicators
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Policy; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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