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THE PREDICAMENT OF EMPOWERMENT WOMENS EXPERIENCE OF TRANSFORMATION IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).54      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).54      Published : Mar 1

The Predicament of Empowerment: Women's Experience of Transformation in Pakistan

Abstract

    Omen empowerment is perceived biggest policy challenge in Pakistan due to being a patriarchal society. Women are underpowered and usually hold a lower position in every sphere of society. Though the government had passed several policy papers for women empowerment, these remained confined to office shelves. This paper explores gender discrimination as one of the leading indicators that hinder women development and promotes inequality exists in the family, at work, also in the political sphere, education, and health care. This paper has used a feminist framework to investigate how to reduce gender inequalities and provide equal opportunities for women and men. Finally, this paper concludes that feminist theory has identified the policy gaps in the distribution of power and raise awareness of power inequalities. This paper recommends concrete policy measures with implementations commitment that can only eliminate these barriers and promote gender equality towards empowering women in Pakistan.

    Empowerment, Development, Gender, Inequality, Status of Women, Violence, Discrimination, Policy Gaps

    (1) Shafiq Qurban
    PhD Scholar, Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Rubina Ali
    PhD Scholar, Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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