To Be a Woman in Pakistan: Stories of Struggle and Survival

Bushra Khaliq

Chapter 4 in Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia, 2014, pp 58-71 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Violence against women is a worldwide problem with multiple socio-cultural and structural reasons, all of which perpetuate different forms of violence. However, Pakistani society can viewed as a country where the worst forms of anti-women violence are grounded in deep-seated beliefs based on decadent culture, traditions, norms and social institutions that legitimize the centuries-old perpetuation of this ugly practice.

Keywords: Domestic Violence; Police Officer; Gender Equality; World Economic Forum; Child Marriage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137390578_4

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