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State of Women in Pakistan

In: ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD Theory and Practice

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  • Irum Saba
  • Khadija Bari
  • Toseef Azid

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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.

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  • Irum Saba & Khadija Bari & Toseef Azid, 2020. "State of Women in Pakistan," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Toseef Azid & Jennifer L Ward-Batts (ed.), ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD Theory and Practice, chapter 19, pages 393-413, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811212154_0019
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    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;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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