Article looks at three areas of law reform in India affecting women's rights that were closely modeled on reforms in English … British women infused the law reforms with patriarchal and colonial values. In particular, we argue that the custom of … that many of the reforms within India either promoted British interests or frustrated the interests of Indian women. This …

Women's rights in Pakistan continue to be debated in the current political climate in Pakistan, after the state … approval for Nizam-i-Adl. The question of women's rights needs to be examined in the context of their class, ethnic and rural … existing legal frameworks defining and redefining their public/private role. This paper argues that women are actively involved …

market participation through gender lens. Results show that women's education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work … therefore suggest that, women need to be educated above secondary level to become visible in the labour market …