SOCIO-POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EXCLUSION OF WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF PESHAWAR [PAKISTAN]

Dr. Sadia Fayaz, Dr. Zarmina Baloch, Dr. Asif salim

Abstract

This Article explores the phenomenon of social exclusion in order to find out that females in Peshawar district are excluded to what extent and in which spheres of society. Based on the concept given by René Lenoir, the present study judges the condition of females by using three dimensions of social exclusion, viz. economic, political, and social/societal as parameters. This article also sheds light on the causes and impacts of the exclusion the females face in the society of Peshawar. It also highlights the various problems of Peshawar’s females particularly and society generally. Although, there is a good amount of literature that focuses on the issues encountered by females living in the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) yet there is probably less investigation about social exclusion of females in the city. This article fills the research gap through scrutinizing the relevant information and data collected from common females living in Peshawar district. The nature of research is qualitative in which both secondary and primary data was used. Primary data was collected through interviews using non-probability convenient sampling. In findings, this article stated about the causes, and impacts of females’ exclusion in the society of Peshawar.

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:Peshawar, KP, Females, Social Exclusion, Pakhtun.


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