Factors Effecting Women’s Empowerment in Baluchistan
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https://doi.org/10.54781/abz.v9i1.113Abstract
Empowerment of women is not only vital for their welfare but also for the development of country. It requires the just environment where women can exercise their rights without any threat of violence and impediments. These impediments are present in every region of the world however their nature and intensity varies from one to other region based on its social, economical, geographical and religious identity. Developed and under developed countries are eager to improve the status of women and for this it is significant to understand those factors which effect the empowerment of women.
This paper is an attempt to explore the various determinants on women’s empowerment specific to Baluchistanand while doing so this review will also cover the intermingled effects of these factors on women’s position in a society.
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