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- Title
Gender and Education in Pakistan: The Shifting Dynamics across Ethnic Groups.
- Authors
Lall, Marie
- Abstract
This article discusses the relations between gender and education in Pakistan. It describes some changes in the country's social structure that affected education policies. It also explains the importance of ethnic differences to the search for traditional perceptions of girls accessing and participating in education. The effect of accessing educational facilities on attitudes of female students is discussed. In addition, the article explores a culture of girl inclusion in some schools in rural areas.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; EDUCATION; GENDER; EDUCATION policy; SOCIAL structure; WOMEN'S education; SOCIAL attitudes
- Publication
Studies In Ethnicity & Nationalism, 2009, Vol 9, Issue 1, p114
- ISSN
1473-8481
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1754-9469.2009.01032.x