State of Women in Pakistan

Irum Saba, Khadija Bari and Toseef Azid

Chapter 19 in Economic Empowerment of Women in the Islamic World:Theory and Practice, 2020, pp 393-413 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Pakistan came into existence in 1947 on the name of Islam. The idea behind the creation of Islamic Republic of Pakistan was to develop/lay foundation of a state where people can practice the laws prescribed by Allah SWT. The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said that women are third power after sword and pen for the development of nations. The Islamic viewpoint about the importance and respect of females is discussed. This chapter focuses on the current status of women in Pakistan in terms of their number, age bracket, issues and growth opportunities. Few names of currently leading women in Pakistan are also included in the chapter. Pakistan, the land of pure, has very strong women who are making all of us proud.

Keywords: Islam; Gender Studies; Women Studies; Quran; Sunnah; Female Empowerment; Shariah; Prophet Muhammad; Business in Islam; Patriarchal Fundamentalism; Secular Feminism; Women's Rights; Human Rights; Aceh; Gender Empowerment Measure; Globalization; Press Freedom; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Education; Arab World; Nanofinance; Microfinance; Labour; Ottoman Empire; Iran; Waqaf; Waqf; Malaysia; Pakistan; Singapore; Dual-Income Households; Bangladesh; Food Security; Human Capital; Saudi Arabia; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 J16 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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