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    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.
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    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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    Author
    Richardson, Mark
    Tsui, Josephine
    Nazir, Ahad
    Ahmed, Vaqar
    Theme
    Gender
    Economics
     
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