Female Labour Force Participation Rates in Rural Pakistan: Some Fundamental Explanations and Policy Implications

M. Ghaffar Chaudhry and Zubeda Khan
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M. Ghaffar Chaudhry: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad
Zubeda Khan: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad

The Pakistan Development Review, 1987, vol. 26, issue 4, 687-698

Abstract: Labour supply is a key element in socio-economic development, and although the size, growth and composition of population have a strong bearing on its supply in an economy, the actual labour supply is a function of the labour force participation rate defmed as the ratio of the population engaged in or seeking gainful employment to the working-age population. In Pakistan gainful employment means not only work for payor profit but also unpaid help from family members, and the working-age population refers to the group of those aged 10 years or more.

Date: 1987
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