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In the world, many under developing countries are continuously trying to improve their economic growth. Economic growth depends on the quality of education provided in the country throughout the different educational level. Without consideration of gender, it is important to provide equal standard of education for both. In many developed countries. Different genders are treated equally. Education is the important part for both genders of life. But in Pakistan, females are facing many difficulties in getting education. The females’ Education play an important role in building the overall socio-cultural and the human Capital and also bring economic prosperity in the country. In this research paper, authors have examined the different barriers faced by females in education. Sample size of 125 has taken while 113 was respondent. To examine the hypothesis, survey based descriptive analysis technique was used to determine the relation between dependent and independent variables. Analysis showed that females’ education was positively related with the financial status of parents. This Study also proved that parents’ qualification and the Islamic culture are also the main causes in throwing back the females’ education.

Sadaf Mustafa, M. Sadiq Ali Khan. (2018) Educational Barriers For Females: A Case Study Of Karachi, Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 17, Issue 2.
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