Gender inequality in education.

The patriarchal structure and outmoded norms that define Pakistani culture have a significant negative impact on the country's female population. In Pakistan, there is a great difficulty for women to get an education due to gender inequality. Pakistan is one of the worst Asian countries to provide quality education. In 2017 Pakistan ranked the second worst country in terms of gender equality. There are many obstacles for female students. In the 2010 UNDP report, Pakistan ranked 92 out of 94 countries in terms of gender empowerment, and 120 out of 146 in terms of gender-related development index.

More than one-third of Pakistani females don't attend primary school, compared to just 21 percent of boys, according to the report 'Shall I feed my daughter or educate her?'' Only 13 percent of the girls are in school by the ninth grade. According to the party platform of Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan, as of 2018, 22.5 million children were not enrolled in schools. However, the gender gap is particularly pronounced in Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province. In 2014, 81 percent of girls and 52 percent of boys failed to finish elementary school (Human rights Watch 2018). Boys have a 20 percent higher literacy rate than girls according to UNICEF (Pakistan Annual Report). In addition, 21 percent of Pakistani girls have already married when they reach the age of 18.

In Pakistani society, patriarchal ideals are deeply ingrained, and different manifestations can be found throughout the nation. Since men work paid jobs and are the primary breadwinners, the gender division of labour forces women to concentrate on unpaid domestic caregiving. This has resulted in a low-level investment in girls' education both by their families and the government. This lack of investment in women's human capital, combined with unfavourable societal biases and cultural practices, constraints on women's mobility, and women's internalization of patriarchy, forms the foundation for gender discrimination and disparities.in most spheres of life. Women's education in Pakistan has been impacted by killings and school destruction. Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year-old advocate for education was shot in the head and neck on October 9, 2012, by Taliban insurgents after she wrote about the closing of all girl's schools in Mingora, in the district Swat, and the destruction of the schools. Since September 2012, militants have destroyed or damaged 401 schools in Swat and 710 schools in Khyber...