CULTURAL VALUES ABOUT GENDER INEQUALITIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH IN RURAL PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Saira Siddiqui Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Nabeela Farah Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Nazia Malik Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.224

Abstract

The cultural values about gender inequalities and their influence on women’s health is the subject of this paper. The aim is to know the association of cultural values, their background regarding socio-economic characteristics and beliefs about gender inequalities and the health of women. Also, policy measures with a view to the findings are considered. For this, quantitative and qualitative data was collected from the rural areas of Faisalabad and Multan Districts situated in Punjab, Pakistan. For quantitative study, a sample of 500 rural women was selected, for interviews and for qualitative study, 8 FGDs were conducted with the rural women belonging to different socio-economic backgrounds. Qualitative information was analyzed through content analysis techniques and SPSS was used to analyze quantitative data. The results showed that gender inequality was positively related with the mental and physical health of women. The recommendations are that the government should monitor all the tiers of the social structure to diagnose the limitations so that the programs to enhance equalities are promoted.

Key Words: Gender Inequalities, Cultural Values, Health

Author Biographies

  • Saira Siddiqui, Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Assistant Professor

  • Nabeela Farah, Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Assistant Professor (visiting),

     

  • Nazia Malik, Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Assistant Professor

Additional Files

Published

2021-09-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“CULTURAL VALUES ABOUT GENDER INEQUALITIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH IN RURAL PUNJAB, PAKISTAN”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 44–53, Sep. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.224.