Abstract
This article presents a review of the experiences of inequality and discrimination
that most women in Pakistan face in accessing important societal resources such
as education, paid work and politics in the country. The article is broadly based
on Sylvia Walby (1990) concept of ‘Public Patriarchy’ in which she traces the
transformation of male dominance from the private sphere of household to the
publish sphere of society and state institutions. The paper demonstrates that the
various ways in which local traditions and norms of seclusion and segregation,
family system and cultural ideals of femininity restrict women’s access to acquire
education, get paid employment, and take part in politics in the country. The
article argues that sexist cultural ideals coupled with the patriarchal laws and
policies of the Pakistani state put women in a disadvantageous situation which
amounts to systematic and structural discrimination of women in the country.
Noor Sanauddin, Jamil Ahmad Chitrali, Syed Owais. (2016) Public Patriarchy: An Analysis of Women’s Access to Education, Work and Politics in Pakistan, Putaj Humanities And Social Science, Volume-23, Issue-1.
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