DETERMINANTS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN PAKISTAN: EXPLORING NEW DIMENSIONS FROM PSLM (2013-14)

Authors

  • Saima Haleem Federal Urdu University, Islamabad 
  • Mukhtyar Nabi Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
  • Saddam Hussain Federal Urdu University, Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.309

Abstract

Women empowerment means the authority provided to women in order to challenge any situation. This study aims to identifying the determinants of women empowerment and decision making. The data was collected from Pakistan Social & Living Standard Measurement Survey (PSLM), the Federal Bureau of Statistics, and Government of Pakistan 2013-14 by using some proxies obtainable in the data set. Here the researchers used Logistic Regression model to examine the determinants of women empowerment. Secondary data was obtained from various books, articles, journals, officially published data, factual accounts, and research work of researchers. The actual sample contains data from PSLM (from the ninth round of surveys conducted till June 2015). The descriptive statistics show the determinants which affect women’s decision making in the fields of employment and education. These factors are marital status, level of education, age factor, employment status, wealth quintiles, regions, and provinces.

Keywords: Determinants, Women, Empowerment, PSLM  

Author Biographies

  • Saima Haleem, Federal Urdu University, Islamabad 

    MPhil Scholar

  • Mukhtyar Nabi, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad

     PhD Scholar  

  • Saddam Hussain, Federal Urdu University, Islamabad

    MPhil Scholar  

     

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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How to Cite

[1]
“DETERMINANTS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN PAKISTAN: EXPLORING NEW DIMENSIONS FROM PSLM (2013-14)”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 473–480, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.309.