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Some major obstacles faced by the education system in Pakistan include: access to education, equal opportunities, relevance, required teachers, and environment. There are parts of Pakistan where government leaders have not enacted strategies to help children attend schools. Many children live too far away from school to receive a formal education.
Yousafzai is a human rights advocate for the education of women and children in her native homeland, Swat, where the Pakistani Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Her advocacy has grown into an international movement, and according to former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, she has become Pakistan's "most prominent ...
The Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore, commonly referred to as Convent, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for girls situated in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.It was founded on 17 November 1876 by Religious of Jesus and Mary, a congregation founded by Saint Claudine Thevenet, that received official recognition in 1881.
As the only girl in her village to receive a formal education, this Pakistani disabled woman started a school for underprivileged children.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, a group of women from varied professional backgrounds and with the shared objective of contributing in this field decided to set up a girls school. [2] In 1979, Lahore Grammar School was established when the 55 Main campus in Gulberg opened its doors to a handful of students.
Girls' school enrollment also significantly drops in the rural areas of Pakistan. The enrollment rate for girls in rural areas is only twenty percent in grade school. Sixty-five percent of Pakistan's population is made up of rural citizens. Citizens in Pakistan face issues that affect their quality of life.
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A girl in North Pakistan. Pakistan is a patriarchal society where men are the primary authority figures and women are subordinate. [165] Gender is one of the organizing principles of Pakistani society. Patriarchal values embedded in local traditions, religion and culture predetermine the social value of gender.