HIGHER EDUCATION REFORMS, EMPLOYABILITY, AND LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN GRADUATES: A CASE STUDY ON PUNJAB PROVINCE (PAKISTAN)

Authors

  • Muhammad Wajid Tahir Philipps University Marburg, Germany 
  • Rubina Kauser

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.275

Abstract

It is presumed that access to higher education helps improve the chances of women to participate in the labor market after graduating from Pakistani universities. However, it is not a linear process because several other factors mediate this relationship. One of the other factors is improved ‘employability’ of graduates. To improve the ‘employability’ of students, the government has introduced several reforms in the Higher Education sector since 2002. Particularly, the annual examination system has gradually been converted to a semester system. The new system offers several opportunities to students to improve their ‘employability’ during their studies. Although several factors determine ‘employability’ of university graduates, the current study predicts ‘employability’ of women graduates through eight predictors using logistic regression analysis. Quantitative data is collected through a structured questionnaire. Findings reveal that an improved higher education level (e.g. double degrees, research degrees, PhD), the study of subjects from the disciplines of ‘science & technology’, and outstanding academic grades can increase women’s chances to enter the labor market if a gender-sensitive legal framework also regulates the labor market.

Keywords: educational patterns, employability, women graduates, universities, labor market

Author Biography

  • Muhammad Wajid Tahir, Philipps University Marburg, Germany 

    Research Fellow

     

Additional Files

Published

2021-12-31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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“HIGHER EDUCATION REFORMS, EMPLOYABILITY, AND LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN GRADUATES: A CASE STUDY ON PUNJAB PROVINCE (PAKISTAN)”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1–15, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.275.