Informal, home-based women workers in Pakistan are highly vulnerable. This UNDP report focuses on the need to extend social protection to these workers, who lack access to basic labor rights
About 12 million Pakistani girls are out of school (2 million more than boys), most of them from the poorest households. The authors summarize possible solutions for bringing more girls
Women’s role in household decisions signals empowerment and can be instrumental in reducing inequality. The authors explore the relationship between changes in women’s participation in household decisions, their awareness of
An inspiring episode with Lalah Rukh, Founder and CEO of Science Fuse, a social enterprise working to promote science education among young learners in Pakistani schools. Listen here
Pakistani women farmers face challenges at the policy and individual levels in realizing their potential. Barriers, such as gender norms and perceptions that women are “helpers” not farmers, and a
Produced jointly by the National Commission on the Status of Women and UNDP Pakistan, this report offers policy prescriptions for strengthening resilience and reducing the vulnerability of women who depend
Providing perspectives from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, this book focuses on gendered experiences of environmental change. It offers an overview of socio-economic pressures faced by women and how these
Physical mobility constraints can have a large impact on job seeking, especially in cities with high crime rates and conservative social norms. This study experimentally varies access to a transport
Mira Sethi gives an impassioned account of violence faced by Pakistani women, their efforts to increase autonomy over their bodies, and male allyship. Read more.
Drawing on the nationally representative Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (2019-2020), this paper analyzes the gender digital gap in Pakistan. Rural women fare worse than urban, which limits
Documents
Home-Based Women Workers and Social Protection in Pakistan (2023)
Informal, home-based women workers in Pakistan are highly vulnerable. This UNDP report focuses on the need to extend social protection to these workers, who lack access to basic labor rights
Facing the Challenges of Girls’ Education in Pakistan (2023)
About 12 million Pakistani girls are out of school (2 million more than boys), most of them from the poorest households. The authors summarize possible solutions for bringing more girls
Women’s Participation in Household Decisions and Gender Equality in Children’s Education: Evidence from Rural Households in Pakistan (2022)
Women’s role in household decisions signals empowerment and can be instrumental in reducing inequality. The authors explore the relationship between changes in women’s participation in household decisions, their awareness of
Bringing STEM Education to Girls in Pakistan (2022)
An inspiring episode with Lalah Rukh, Founder and CEO of Science Fuse, a social enterprise working to promote science education among young learners in Pakistani schools. Listen here
Women Farmers in Pakistan Aren’t Realizing their Potential – Here’s Why (2023)
Pakistani women farmers face challenges at the policy and individual levels in realizing their potential. Barriers, such as gender norms and perceptions that women are “helpers” not farmers, and a
Climate Equity: Women as Agents of Climate Action
Produced jointly by the National Commission on the Status of Women and UNDP Pakistan, this report offers policy prescriptions for strengthening resilience and reducing the vulnerability of women who depend
Engendering Climate Change Learnings from South Asia
Providing perspectives from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, this book focuses on gendered experiences of environmental change. It offers an overview of socio-economic pressures faced by women and how these
Women’s Mobility and Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
Physical mobility constraints can have a large impact on job seeking, especially in cities with high crime rates and conservative social norms. This study experimentally varies access to a transport
Pakistani Women are Not All Right (2023)
Mira Sethi gives an impassioned account of violence faced by Pakistani women, their efforts to increase autonomy over their bodies, and male allyship. Read more.
Narrowing the Gender Digital Divide in Pakistan: Mobile Phone Ownership and Female Labor Force Participation (2023)
Drawing on the nationally representative Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (2019-2020), this paper analyzes the gender digital gap in Pakistan. Rural women fare worse than urban, which limits