Abstract
Pakistan as a developing country is facing critical issues where skilled labour,
brain-drain of qualified professionals, lack of technical education and awareness
are considered underlying factors for unemployment and underemployment. In the
controversial debate about CPEC, the misperception is that it is related to road
connectivity and energy projects only. CPEC, beyond this narrow connotation, is
about preparing the country to receive not only massive amounts of Chinese
investment, but also cross cutting integration of trained personnel and culture.
The current picture for trained personnel in the context of CPEC places a huge
challenge for Pakistan unless we have a qualified and broad-based human
resource in different sectors. This challenge is further aggravated by the lack of
qualified and trained women workforce. With economic globalisation, evident
through CPEC, there is a call for a comprehensive human resource development
policy for women at national level. The paper identifies gaps with regards to
training for women in Higher Education sector, awareness of opportunities for
women and their participation in small and medium enterprises that come along
CPEC inherently such as logistics, services, food processing, and cultural and
media related collaborations. This qualitative research is based on data and
interviews from women in academia, business and media as primary sources. The
findings reveal that educated women need to be given trainings and awareness on
CPEC from entrepreneurial, cultural and economic perspectives so that
sustainable and positive impact of CPEC is widely reflected in society through
women participation.
Shamaila Farooq, Saima Gul, Muhammad Zahidullah Khan. (2018) Role of Trained Women Workforce in China - Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): A Gender Gap Analysis, Putaj Humanities And Social Science, Volume-25, Issue-1.
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