Cultural Impacts on Female Education A Perception Study at School Level in District Ziarat

Authors

  • Masood Ahmed
  • Dr. Shahida Habib

Keywords:

Female Education, Gender Gap, Rural Areas, Culture etc.

Abstract

Female education has extremely affected in rural areas of Balochistan due
to several factors. For instance parents has less interest to send their
daughters to far away educational institutions especially for coeducation
system except a very few number of families. The prevailing culture is
inflexible about purdah system (female going out freely) for girls/ women
which has affected girls education. The female social life also bothered by
patriarchal society. Lack of girl’s schools and Gender gap is another
factor in this regard. The objective of this study comprised on cultural
impacts on female education in Ziarat is to find out hurdles in the way of
girls education faced by strict culture and to suggest the ways for the
improvement of girl’s education.

Author Biographies

Masood Ahmed

Scholar of UOB 

Dr. Shahida Habib

Professor in Gender Dep of UOB 

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Published

2018-06-25