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Policy Brief on Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

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In Pakistan, women work primarily in the home or on the farm. Their participation in work outside these areas, particularly in formal employment, is extremely low. It is possible that some forms of work by Pakistani women may be undercounted in surveys, as a large proportion of survey respondents may be working in agriculture or doing informal work at home, which is not counted and reported as work. However, the study analysis of the 2007 Pakistan Time Use Survey suggests that this is not a major driver of the patterns. The survey evidence clearly indicates that a very low proportion of Pakistani women work outside the home, where best-paid work opportunities abound.

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  • Asian Development Bank Institute, 2016. "Policy Brief on Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan," Working Papers id:11460, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:11460
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    1. Maria Kamran, 2022. "A Touch of Violence - Welfare Outcomes under Bride Exchange and Child Brides," IHEID Working Papers 12-2022, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies.
    2. Nazia Adeel & Chris Patel & Nonna Martinov-Bennie & Sammy Xiaoyan Ying, 2022. "Islamic Religiosity and Auditors’ Judgements: Evidence from Pakistan," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 179(2), pages 551-572, August.
    3. Coxhead,Ian & Jayasuriya,Sisira & Kurosaki,Takashi, 2023. "Is female labor immobility holding back industrialization in Pakistan?," IDE Discussion Papers 896, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO).

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