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The status of women in Pakistan varies across classes, regions and the rural/urban divide due to socioeconomic differences and the impact of tribal and feudal social traditions. Gender Concerns International reports that women's rights in Pakistan have improved overall, with the increasing number of educated and literate women. [9] [10] [11] [12]
By percentage, men form 51%, women 48.76%, and transgender people 0.24% of the total population of Pakistan. The male-female sex ratio of Pakistan is 105.07, which means there are 105 men for 100 women in Pakistan. [3] According to 2018 estimates by the World Bank, women constitute 48.54% of the Pakistani population. [4]
In July 2018, NCSW and the UN Women Pakistan launched a report on the Status of Rural Women in Pakistan, which highlights opportunities and obstacles to rural women face in the development and provides a set of recommendations for action by government, civil society, and donors that can enhance their economic and social wellbeing. [19]
Violence against women in Pakistan, particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence, is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights in Pakistan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Women in Pakistan mainly encounter violence by being forced into marriage , through workplace sexual harassment , domestic violence and by honour killings .
The Commission comprises a chairperson and ten independent members, preferably women, one from each division of Punjab, and one woman member from the religious minority communities. Whereas the secretaries to different government departments, the president women Chamber of Commerce and Industries serve as ex-officio members.
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"As a black woman working in corporate America for 20 years, I share similar stories of many women and women of color [in] gender inequality, microaggression based on race and general bigotry, and ...
The legislative assembly of Pakistan has enacted several measures designed to give women more power in the areas of family, inheritance, revenue, civil, and criminal laws. These measures are an attempt to safeguard women's rights to freedom of speech and expression without gender discrimination. These measures are enacted keeping in mind the ...