- Ministry of Women Development- National Commission on Status of Women- Gender Reform Action Plans (GRAPS)- Constitution of Pakistan- Ten Year Perspective Plan 2000-11- National Policy for Development and Empowerment of Women- National Plan of Action- Affirmative Actions through reservation of seats and quotas

WHAT IS PAKISTAN DOING?

Women hold only 17% of the world’s parliament seats

Only 12/180 heads of states are women

Merely 9% of top management jobs held by women

Pakistan ranked 132/134 countries (2009) on gender equality

Pakistani women bear 70% of poverty burden

DESPITE ALL

EFFORTS…

LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFemales 34%

Males 86%

INCOME (PPP US$)Females 977

Males 3402

LEGISLATORS, SENIOR OFFICIALS, MANAGERS

Females 2%Males 98%

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL WORKERSFemales 26%

Males 74%

THE FIGURES SPEAK!

LITERACY RATEFemales 36%

Males 63%

ENROLMENT IN PRIMARY EDUCATIONFemales 59%

Males 77%ENROLMENT IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

FEMALES 18%MALES 24%

SEX RATIO AT BIRTH Females 49%

Males 51%WOMEN IN MINISTERIAL POSITIONS

Females 6%Males 94%

THE FIGURES SPEAK!