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| Social Development in Pakistan 2007-08: WOMEN AT WORK |
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Annual_Review No.9 |
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Date Published 2009
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| In Pakistan, although women's labour force participation rate has increased from a very low level to almost 22 percent, it is still disappointing as out of the total female population, 78 percent of women of productive age are out of the labour force. A large part of employed women are working as unpaid family helpers or engaged in residual jobs. These alarming statistics guided SPDC to investigate questions such as: Is there any dynamism in the structure of female employment in Pakistan? Has improvement in women's education translated into their greater integration in the economy? Can women labour force participation be increased by encouraging women entrepreneurship? Will development of the microcredit sector help in generating employment opportunities for women? Does gender differential exist in access to paid jobs, especially at higher levels of education? Does vertical gender segmentation prevail in the labour market of Pakistan? What explains the gender wage gap? Is there any evidence of sexual harassment and violence against women in the workplace in Pakistan? Does domestic legislation provide an enabling environment for working women? How have the recent adverse economic developments affected the working woman?
Women at Work, SPDC's ninth Annual Review of Social Development in Pakistan attempts to answer these questions. It also sets out a multi-pronged strategy for promoting women's employment in Pakistan by addressing gaps in various socio-economic policies. |
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