Exploring Sexism in Pakistan in Context to Education and Employment: A Quantitative Study Using Secondary Data from the World Values Survey

Abstract

In Pakistan, women are not encouraged to do jobs. The objective of this paper is to examine the sexism in Pakistan, in context specifically to education and employment. This study uses secondary data from the World Value Survey (WVS), seventh wave, to assess the extent of discrimination in Pakistani society, as perceived by both men and women. The SPSS software has been used to conduct data analysis and both descriptive statistics, correlation and regression results have been reported. The analysis provides evidence that sexism exists in Pakistan with regard to education and participation in employment. The study findings imply that Pakistan needs critical policy development to support women’s equal opportunities with respect to both education and paid work.