Background, Assessment and Analysis of the Gender Issues in Pakistan

Scientific Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Gender Studies, , course: Gender, Economic Development and Poverty Reduction, language: English, abstract: Differences in opportunities and access to the resources between men and women exist all over the world, but they are most common in poor developing nations. This paper describes an assessment of the gender issues 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 and reviews the various gender indicators in Pakistan. It also discusses the current policies and programs addressing the gender issues in Pakistan and suggests some policy recommendations to improve the women s status in Pakistan . The paper offers:(i) a brief background of Pakistan is presented(ii) explains the areas of critical gender inequalities in Pakistan(iii) reviews the various gender indicators in Pakistan(iv) discusses the current policies and programs addressing the gender issues in Pakistan(v) presents the summary of analysis and the policy recommendations to improve the women s status in PakistanThe paper concludes the whole debate by stressing on the need to define, interpret and apply Gender equality in a purely Pakistani context; that would result in removing disparities and loses in vital areas of national development named as education, economy and health.