Role Of Women In Economcs

This research titled "role of women in economic development of Pakistan" provides information about the importance of role of women in economic development. It contains a lot of information about the state of education and employment of women in Pakistan. Also evidence about discrimination and social prejudices based on sex has been presented. A detailed review of educational status and opportunities for females in Pakistan gives all Instructive picture. Uneducated and Unskilled women serving mostly as unpaid family helpers remain denied of their rightful place in society. The need to provide greater education opportunities to girls has accelerated as a result of convergence of numerous contributing factors. Note worthy and major among these are. Continuing high rate of fertility and urbanization. Vast acceleration and spaced of new knowledge and technologies, and various economic social. political and cultural developments culminating in rising expectations and changing values and priorities of women. The purpose of the thesis is to examine the role and statue of women with in the strategies and instrumentality of development in Pakistan. The four central questions underlying this study are:- a) What is the present condition of women regarding education and employment. . b) To what extant and at what level did women participate in Economic Development efforts in Pakistan. c) How did this participation of women contribute to the relative success of economic development efforts in the country. d) How education and employment among women can be popularized. The implication of these cultural norms for women's economic activities are severe. These shape the perception of Pakistan's women who rarely consider their own tasks and activities as either essential 01' economically significant. In reality. women are an integral part of the economic process of the country.