This paper analyses gender dimensions in rural to urban migration (age 10 years and above) in Pakistan. The study is based on Labour Force Surveys 1996-2006. The findings of the study show that overtime internal migration (age 10 years and above) remained unchanged. Female migrants dominate in...

In the 1990s, poverty increased in Pakistan and the differences in mean earnings of males and females remained quite significant. In 1998-99, the ratio of average female earnings to average male earnings declined to 19 percent from 24 percent in 1992-93. In nominal terms the earnings difference...

The available literature in Pakistan is generally lacking in a critical examination of the issues related to intrahousehold resource allocation. This black box is due largely to the lack of individual-level data on dietary intake, anthropometric measures, decision making, time allocation, etc....