Higher Education, Employment Opportunities and Women Empowerment in Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Mahsud, Nasim Khan; Ali, Rabia
Titel	Higher Education, Employment Opportunities and Women Empowerment in Pakistan
Quelle	In: Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, 6 (2020) 1, S.85-113 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2415-2013
Schlagwörter	Education Work Relationship; Employment Opportunities; Higher Education; Access to Education; Empowerment; Females; Gender Issues; Sex Role; Cultural Context; Socioeconomic Status; Professional Personnel; Personal Autonomy; Family Relationship; Global Approach; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterfrage; Geschlechterrolle; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Personalbestand; Individuelle Autonomie; Globales Denken; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland
Abstract	This article draws from a PhD study to explore potential relationship among higher education, employment opportunities (being indicators of globalization) and women empowerment in Pakistan. It precisely focuses on women's status, individual autonomy, family inter-personal relationships, and economic empowerment. The study was conducted by using the sequential, mix-method design. Initially data from 376 women were collected through survey followed by 26 in-depth interviews. The current paper is based on qualitative data acquired from 26 respondents from three-03 different domains of expertise (Parliamentarians, Journalists, and high-profile academicians/deans, vice-chancellors). The data was analyzed thematically, and transcripts were examined by the verbatim transcription analytical approach to look for themes and subthemes. The findings show that women remain subjugated in Pakistan as they continue to be deprived of their rights and experience low status. Men remain in positions of power and prestige as they are the ones to occupy and utilize resources. Women remain under-represented in politics. However, in recent times, higher education and job opportunities have brought comfort to women's lives but they have to struggle hard to get empowered. The study concludes that providing women with higher education and work opportunities is inevitable if we really want to empower women in Pakistan. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning. Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Islamabad, 44310, Pakistan. e-mail: editor.pjdol@aiou.edu.pk; Web site: https://pjdol.aiou.edu.pk/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01