Activist to Entrepreneur: The Role of Social Enterprise in Supporting Women's Empowerment in Pakistan
Richardson, Mark; Tsui, Josephine; Nazir, Ahad; Ahmed, Vaqar | December 2017
Abstract
Pakistan has repeatedly ranked as the second worst country for gender inequality in the world'. In Pakistan women and girls face lack of opportunities, discrimination and violence. The literacy rate for women in Pakistan is only 40 per cent, compared to 69 per cent for men; primary school enrolment for girls is only 67 per cent, compared with 81 per cent for boys; less than 30 percent of women are in the paid workforce; only two per cent of business loans go to women; and domestic and sexual violence are endemic".
The UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number 5 is to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.' There is a lot of work to be done to achieve this by the target date of 2030.
Citation
Richardson, Mark; Tsui, Josephine; Nazir, Ahad; Ahmed, Vaqar. 2017. Activist to Entrepreneur: The Role of Social Enterprise in Supporting Women's Empowerment in Pakistan. © Sustainable Development Policy Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7848.Keywords
Comparative Analysis
Social Research
Sex Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Women's Rights
Equal Opportunity
Equal Pay
Feminism
Men's Role
Women's Role
Development Economics
Economic Analysis
Economic Impact
Socioeconomic Development
Socioeconomic Indicators
Gender
Gender Bias
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender Equality
Gender Gaps
Gender Inequality
Gender Issues
Gender Relations
Gender Roles
Econometric analysis
Economic implications
Economies in transition
Economic integration
Growth potential
Gross national product
Economic discrimination
Socioeconomic surveys
Gender-based analysis
Sex differences
Job bias
Equal employment opportunity
Fair employment practice
Job discrimination
Affirmative action programs
Sex discrimination against women
Pay equity
Sexism
Equal rights amendment
Emancipation of women
Equal rights
Women's movements
Feminist economics
Labor economics
Women in economic development
Women in development
Wage survey
Cost and standard of living
Human capital
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