LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 5 May 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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The Status of Female Education in Pakistan

Imrana Rani, Ph.D. Scholar
R. A. Farooq, Ph.D.
Rabia Tabbssum, Ph.D.

Abstract

The study was aimed at investigating the status of female education in Pakistan. Education is a process of socialization according to the social needs of the society. Education brings change in the behaviour of individuals and empowers them to live with dignity and freedom.

Education of women is regarded as a key element in their quest for equality. The impact of education on women themselves, their family and society cannot be overemphasized. The contribution the women can make towards economic development of families and the economic system need to be monetarily assessed to see how much is best if they are involved in productive behaviour.

The main objective of the study was to study the status of female education in Pakistan. The minimum level of education for inclusion in the sample was at least secondary school certificate. The study was limited to Punjab. The cluster random sampling technique was used for administering the instrument of this study.

The conclusions of the study were: (1) Salary of majority of the respondent's was in the range of Rs. 5,001-10,000 per month. However, a few respondents had other sources of income up to Rs. 5000; (2) Majority of the respondents claimed importance of educated female because education solves the financial problems and enhancement of personality and awareness.

Female education should be encouraged and expanded in all regions of the country. Proper arrangements for female education can secure them and make them able to earn and live full life.

Keywords: Female Education, Family, Society, Personality, Freedom of Women.

Illiteracy and the Backwardness of a Country

Ahmed (1996) describes that the backwardness of a country continues mainly because of the large percentage of illiterates. This percentage is very high among men in the world, but alarmingly higher in the case of women. Women form almost half of the population of a country. If such a large portion is denied the privilege of education, the country is found to lag behind.

There was a time when it was said that educated women are apt to neglect their domestic duties and lose their tender grace and feminine virtue. An educated woman was expected to be self-conceited, good only for novel reading, playing on the organ and disobeying her parents. But those days are gone. It is now pretty difficult to procure a good match for a girl who does not know how to read and write. The importance of education for women is now admitted on all hands (Philppines, 1994).

In spite of the overwhelming significance of their role in maintaining a social system women have struggled for centuries to win recognition of their rights.

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Imrana Rani, Ph.D. Scholar
Education Department
PTCL and Tele Communication Ltd.
Islamabad
Pakistan
drimranarani@yahoo.com

Prof. R. A. Farooq, Ph.D.
FAAS
Northern University Nowshera
Nowshera
Khyber Pakthunkawa
Pakistan
drfarooq12@yahoo.com

Prof. Rabia Tabbssum, Ph.D.
Education Department
Northern University Nowshera
Nowshera
Khyber Pakthunkawa
Pakistan
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