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Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan : What Do We Know?

Pakistan's development road map "Vision 2025" sets an ambitious target of an increase in female labor force participation (FLFP) from its current level of 25 percent to 45 percent by 2025. Women's labor force participation is ri...

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Main Authors: Amir, Saman, Kotikula, Aphichoke, Pande, Rohini P., Bossavie, Laurent Loic Yves, Khadka, Upasana
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
GENDER GAP
MARRIAGE
MOBILITY
SAFETY
CHILDCARE
HOUSEWORK
HIRING BIAS
LABOR LAW
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/444061529681884900/Female-labor-force-participation-in-Pakistan-what-do-we-know
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30197
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Summary:Pakistan's development road map "Vision 2025" sets an ambitious target of an increase in female labor force participation (FLFP) from its current level of 25 percent to 45 percent by 2025. Women's labor force participation is rising across the country; however, significant challenges remain. This Note explores the dynamics of FLFP via analysis of the Enterprise Survey 2013, two rounds of the Labor Skills Survey (2013 and 2015), and multiple rounds of the Labor Force Survey. Results summarized here provide a picture of trends in FLFP in Pakistan since 1992, identify reasons for low FLFP and highlight key knowledge gaps. This Note, a collaborative product of the Pakistan Gender and Social Inclusion Platform and Social Protection and Jobs teams, is structured to complement the forthcoming Pakistan Jobs Diagnostic. It is also a precursor to an upcoming study, Women in the Workforce, that will collect primary qualitative and quantitative data on urban women's labor force participation in urban Punjab, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta.

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