data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM). In households where women have greater …This note examines the influence of household decision making on women's uptake of reproductive health services, using … empowering women and increasing their ability to make decisions may increase their use of reproductive health services. The …

The vision of Pakistan's social protection strategy to reach the poor and vulnerable (2007) is 'to develop an … promote sustainable growth. The focus of this report is Pakistan's main safety net program: the Benazir Income Support Program … protection includes labor policy, contributory social insurance, and social care services as well as safety nets. Pakistan …

Gender inequality-the differential access to opportunity and security for women and girls-has become an important and … necessity. It analyzes the potential for women's greater economic contribution to the region's new development model, which is … impediments to women's increased labor force participation and empowerment, and it suggests a way forward in developing an agenda …