Empowered women in Pakistan: English a friend?
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9781443801447
Editor
Nasreen Hussain, Azra Ahmed, Mohammad Zafar.
Publication (Name of Journal)
English and empowerment in the developing world
Department
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
City
Newcastle upon Tyne
Abstract
The area of empowerment of women in general has received considerable attention in Gender and Development (GAD) literature. Kabeer (1999) points out that the research in this area has led to the development of systems, political reform, mobilisation of human capital, and developmental of nations. while empowerment has been considered from a multidimensional perspective on a global scale, the searchlight and work on empowerment in the developing nations' context, particularly in Pakistan, has been on political, economic, social reproductive, human, and civil rights. This paper discusses the finding of the first phase of a study that focuses on exploring another possible variable in the empowerment equation: the possible role proficiency in English may play in empowering and helping women to be successful in Pakistan. Accordingly, the paper i) provides the background of the study and the relevant literature, ii) briefly highlights the methodology used for the study, iii) shares the study findings (for phase only), and iv) closes with making recommendations.
Recommended Citation
Ahsan, M.F. et al. (2009.). Empowered women in Pakistan: English a friend? In N, Hussain., A. Ahmed & M. Zafar (Eds.), English and empowerment in the developing world (pp. 119-136). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.