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Pakistan

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Women's Status at a Glance

Country Overview

Government type: Federal republic
Total population: 172.8 million
Population under age 15: 37.8%
GDP per capita: $2,400 (purchasing power parity)
Life expectancy: 64.13 years
Ethnic groups: Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhagirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%
Religions: Muslim 95%, other 5%
Internet users: 100 per 1,000 people

Education and Health

Adult literacy rate
Female rate: 36%
Male rate: 63%
Maternal mortality rate: 500 per 100,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 3.73 births per woman

Political Participation

Year women received
right to:
Vote: 1947
Stand for election: 1947
Seats in parliament held by women
Lower house: 33%
Upper house: 17%
Women in govt. at ministerial level: --
Quotas: Election law quota (60 out of 342 seats reserved for women)

Aurat FoundationThe Aurat Foundation is a non-governmental organization committed to women’s empowerment and citizens’ participation in government in order to create a socially just, democratic, and humane society. Established in 1986, the Foundation has created the nation’s largest district-level network of organizations, activists, and volunteers that works together to support citizens’ participation in addressing issues of concern to women.

More specifically, the Aurat Foundation:

  • makes information available to decision makers so that they are aware of women’s issues, and to grassroots women so that they may prepare themselves for leadership.
  • builds the capacity of citizens groups, public authorities, and public representatives to support women’s activism and participation in decision-making.
  • advocates for a democracy that is participatory and accessible for women.

Curriculum Development

WLP partnered with the Aurat Foundation in 2007 to produce an Urdu adaptation of Leading to Choices, designed for use in grassroots workshops with Pakistani and Indian women.

Stories and Reports

Urgent Appeal for Pakistan Flood Relief Funds

WLP Partner Aurat Foundation's Motherland Flood Relief Campaign
for women, children, and the elderly

More Information | Donate Online

Appeal in: العربية - Arabic (CRTD.A) | français - French (ADFM) | Português - Portuguese (Cepia) | español - Spanish (FODEM)

WLP's partner in Pakistan, the Aurat Foundation, has launched a nation-wide flood relief campaign to meet the urgent needs of women, children, and the elderly. We need your help to provide critical supplies to the flood's most vulnerable victims.

Pakistan is currently facing the worst disaster in its history. Massive floods have engulfed large portions of the country, directly affecting 20 million people. The resulting human suffering is enormous. Over 2,000 people have died, with the number rising each day. Millions have become homeless and lack clean water, food, and medical supplies. Sanitary conditions have deteriorated and disease poses a serious threat. 3.5 million displaced children risk death from diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and dysentery, resulting from polluted water and lack of sanitation. Over 8 million acres of wheat, cotton, sugarcane, and other crops have already been ruined, leading to grave concerns of food insecurity for months to come. (see pictures of the devastation in Pakistan)

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The Politics of Participation: Women and Transformative Leadership

Presented by Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP) in cooperation with the Dialogue Project of the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

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Khadija Haq on Women’s Political and Economic Empowerment in South Asia

Interviewed by Abby Jenkins, WLP Communications Associate

Khadija HaqKhadija Haq is President of the Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre in Islamabad, Pakistan and Chair of the North–South Roundtable. A leading development economist, she has written several books on people-centered economic and social development. Ms. Haq is a member of the Women’s Learning Partnership’s Board of Directors.

WLP spoke with Ms. Haq after her return from the latest North-South Roundtable in Cairo, where she participated in multi-regional dialogues on poverty and global economic justice. She discussed with us the priorities for achieving sustainable development in South Asia through women’s political and economic empowerment.

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