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BY
Saira Akhtar
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The Other Side of the Picture Despite all this improvements women are still lagging
behind men in almost all fields.
The gross female participation rates in schools are still too
low. The literacy rate of females in Pakistan is at 39.6 %
compared to that of males at 67.7 %.
Reported by one reliable survey at 45% at the primary
level.
About 32% at the middle level and 27% at the secondary
level in the year 2000. (Ministry of Women Development
2005)
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Some Facts and Figures
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Percentage Distribution of Population 10
Years of Age and Above by Sex and Area
Country/Area Total Male Female
Pakistan 100.00 50.86 49.14Rural 64.22 32.37 31.86
Urban 35.78 18.50 17.28
Statistics Division, Federal Bureau of Statistics. Labor Force Survey2003-2004
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Refined (and Improved) Labor Force
Participation Rates: Provinces and Area
Province Area Total Male Female (Improved participation rate)Total Female
Pakistan 43.7 70.6 15.9 55.3 39.3
Rural 46.3 72.6 19.5 62.9 52.7
Urban 39.2 67.1 9.4 41.7 14.5
Balochistan 40.0 68.1 7.6 56.4 42.6Rural 42.0 71.5 8.2 62.6 52.1
Urban 34.0 58.1 5.9 37.8 14.0
KPK 37.2 65.7 10.2 57.7 50.0
Rural 37.5 66.0 10.8 61.1 56.2
Urban 35.7 64.3 7.1 41.4 18.5
Punjab 47.0 71.8 21.8 55.0 37.8Rural 49.9 73.6 26.4 61.1 48.5
Urban 41.0 68.5 12.3 42.8 16.0
Sindh 40.5 70.8 6.6 54.5 36.1
Rural 43.6 75.8 7.4 70.5 64.3
Urban 37.8 66.4 5.9 40.6 11.7
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Problems Faced by Working Women
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Cont
Women are performing their role as doctors, teachers,lawyers, and many other fields of life.
But still society is not giving them their legitimate
status and working women are facing a lot of problemsin Pakistan.
They are ignored in the decision making process andthey are not promoted to higher positions even if they
deserve to be.Women in Pakistan also face problems like sexual
abuse and physical harassment.
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Cont There has been recent legislation that has afforded
them protection but it has not been implementedproperly.
Women will not be able to utilize their talents properlyif they do not feel safe in their workplace.
An attitude change is needed across the board and agood first step to effect that would be to implement
existing women-friendly legislation in letter and spirit.
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