Education and Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study of Rural women in District Gujrat

Idrees, Balal, Ilyas, Rehan, Cheema, Shahid Nawaz

ISBN 10: 3848403978 / ISBN 13: 9783848403974

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Education and Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study of Rural women in District Gujrat
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848403978
• ISBN 13: 9783848403974
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The main objective of the present study was to check out the association between the level of education and Women Empowerment among women in rural areas of District Gujrat, Pakistan. A survey method was used as a technique of data collection, interview schedule was developed to collect data and it was pre-tested by eight respondents. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw 60 women of rural Gujrat, Pakistan. After the collection of data from field, it was edited, coded and computerized. SPSS(Statistical Package for Social Sciences) was use to analyze data. Univariate and bivairate tables were drawn containing frequency and percentages of data. Statistical test was used to test the hypothesis. Major findings of the study showed that there is an association between level of education and women empowerment.

About the Author

Balal Idrees is presently working as a Lecturer of sociology in Trust college of Commerce, Arts & Science in Pakistan. Rehan Ilyas. is presently working as a Researcher with NGO (shau Pakistan organization). Shahid Nawaz cheema. He has done his Master of Arts in Sociology. He is presently working as Researcher with an international NGO in Pakistan.