Pakistan has one of the lowest female labor force participation rates in Asia. In this policy brief, researchers from the Asian Development Bank identify a complex web of restrictive social norms, barriers to mobility, firms’ willingness to hire women, and the availability of women-friendly workspaces in Lahore to explore avenues for expanding women’s participation in paid work. Read more.
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How Female-Friendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan? (2022)
Pakistan has one of the lowest female labor force participation rates in Asia. In this policy brief, researchers from the Asian Development Bank identify a complex web of restrictive social norms, barriers to mobility, firms’ willingness to hire women, and the availability of women-friendly workspaces in Lahore to explore avenues for expanding women’s participation in paid work. Read more.