Abstract
This study is designed to discuss the role of family setting on female participation in labor force by identifying different factors which rather influence and restrain female to participate in labor force. The ratio of female participation in labor force is low as compared to male in Pakistan. This study uses the secondary household data from surveys. The required information on labor force participation, family structure and family size are obtained from the Labor Force Survey (LFS). The data for this study are taken from labor force surveys of three-year data sets from 2010-2011, 2012-2013 and 2014-2015. Descriptive Statistics is used to analyze the results in this study by using regression. Statistical tests are used to find out the relationship between different variables. The sample distributions of this study is based on female by location that is rural vs. urban regions, literacy of the head of household and further each provinces of Pakistan. Province and year fixed effects model is used to estimate the positive and significant and negative and insignificant impact on female participants in labor force by regression coefficients. The results show positive, also negative and insignificant impact on female participation in labor force which differs in different situations. This study is concluded by different factors which either influence or restrain female to participate in labor force and the family setting play an important role on female participation in labor force.
Lakki Bashir, Riaz Ahmed2, Adeel Ahmed2 , Waseem Barkat2. (2019) The Role of Family Settings on Female Participations in Labor Force: Evidence from Pakistan, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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