The Roles Of Pakistan's Gender Inequality In Pakistan

("International Center for Research on Women", 2006). For the nation of Pakistan, approximately 21 percent of young girls are married before the age of 18, and many of these marriages are forced (“Girls Not Brides”). Although this number is lower than the regional average, the forced marriage problem in Pakistan is highly concentrated in poorer areas, endangering those who are socioeconomically at risk. Furthermore, Pakistan ranks as the sixth most populated country in the world, exemplifying the

Gender Roles and Inequality As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai faced the brutality of gender inequality that the Taliban enforced. Ever since she was a young child, Yousafzai had been an advocate for girls’ education and always eager to learn. On the devastating day of October 9th, 2012, Yousafzai was shot while returning home from school. To this day, nothing has stopped Yousafzai from continuing to speak out about the importance of girls’ education, despite the inequality that she and many other

Swat, Pakistan is a place of pure scenic beauty which portrays a sense of peace and prosperity. From its glaciers and meadows to its winding rivers and mountain ranges, the Valley of Swat is freakishly incomparable to any other district in its allure. In contrast however, lurks a dangerous austere faction of radical Islamic extremists known as the Taliban. Their attempts at staying true to early Islamic beliefs have stunted the modernization of an entire region and continue to do so in Swat Valley

] Malala Yousafzai is the now seventeen year old girl from Pakistan who shared these inspiring words in a 2011 interview with CNN. Yousafzai has become a global symbol for women’s rights and she recently gave a speech about the global issue of women’s education at a United Nations meeting. In this meeting, it was brought to the world’s attention that two thirds of the world’s illiterate adults are women (Gender). Malala is from Pakistan where most women are not educated; similarly, Morocco and Bolivia

Long-run Growth in Pakistan Ashoni Kumar April 26, 2015 Abstract: Growth rate of Pakistan over the past sixty years have been both impressive as well as disappointing too. The reason why the economy is recognized being impressive is because of the rapid growth rate that had its quadrupling impact over per capita income as well as reduction in the poverty. During the same span of time the country fairly performed in sustain inflation too. Later, the structural transformation in areas of financial

It is preposterous to imagine that there are still countries and societies in the world today that view males as superior over females, yet this is a reality for many females in Pakistan as demonstrated in the autobiography, I Am Malala. Malala Yousafzai, within her self-titled book, explains her life, the hardships she has faced, and the experiences she has gone through as a female in a Muslim country where the Taliban and countless others use religion to undermine women. Throughout this literary

participation or reinforcing gender equality in labor markets worldwide will lead to gains in productivity. However, what can be done to create gender equality? A study emphasized the equality of education. When education access to women is equal to men, occupation opportunities and earnings of men and women with similar education and experience are equal. A research in Pakistan and other studies are introduced. Their findings suggest that education plays a vital part in gender equality in labor force

total population and $3.47 trillion market, which represents 42% of the total market. (World Sources Institute, 2007) Pakistan, where 22.3% of the total population (Indexmundi.com, 2013) resides at the bottom of the pyramid, BOP consumers play an important role in the country’s economy. John May (2013) states that population growth is now being boosted by young adults. In Pakistan, the age group of 15 to 29 year olds termed as the ‘youth bulge’ represent 46.4% of the Pakistani population. This is

around the world. Her resiliency and determination to achieve universal education is a testament to her strength. When the Taliban banned girls from attending school in Swat Valley, Malala became a crusader in the fight for girls education. Malala is a role model for people everywhere, especially young girls. She is a “testament to the feminine spirit that we often find as the most promising beacon at any frontier of human despair” (Hesford, 2012, 412). She had the courage to fight for justice and the

Contents Violence: 2 Violence in Politics: 2 1. Political violence in Pakistan: 3 1.1. Causes: 3 1.1.1. Inequality: 4 1.1.2. Illiteracy: 4 1.1.3. Social Injustice: 5 1.1.4. Poverty: 5 1.1.5. Intolerance: 6 1.1.6. Media: 6 1.2. Facts: 7 1.3. Trends of rising political violence in Pakistan: 8 1.4. Effects: 11 1.5. Remedies: 13 Conclusion: 14 References: 14 Results:…………………………………………………………………………………...15 Violence: In society when one person thinks of