Social Policy for Women in Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree is currently an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology, Forman Christian College University (FCCU) and author of Women, Healthcare and Violence in Pakistan (OUP, 2018) Sociology of South Asian Women’s Health (Springer, 2020). She has published over 40 research papers on public health and social policy including (delete including please) in international journals. Dr. Jafree also serves as the Founding Editor of the Forman Journal of Social Sciences and as an Editorial Board Member for the Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies, Alam-e-Niswan, the official Journal of Pakistan Association for Women’s Studies.

• 1: Introduction: Protection and Patriarchy. Can They Co-Exist in Pakistan?- 2: Existing Social Protection Services in Pakistan.- 3: Family, Housing, and Social Policy for Women of Pakistan.- 4: Food Security, Nutrition, and Social Policy for Women of Pakistan.- 5: Environmental Challenges, Disaster-risk and Social Policy for Women of Pakistan.- 6: Literacy, Skill Development, and Social Policy for Women of Pakistan.- 7: Employment, Informal Sector Work, and Social Policy for Women of Pakistan.- 8: The Quintuple Health Burden and Social policy for Women in Pakistan.- 9: Overcoming Limitations of Experimental Studies for Better Upscale of Women’s Protective Policy.- 10: South Asia’s Collaboration for Women’s Protection and Social Policy.- 11: Sustainable Comprehensive Social Policy for Women in Pakistan: The Way Forward with Religion, Social-Media, Finances and Governance.

“This book succeeds in bridging the gap between academic discourse and practical application. It outlines key policy recommendations, grounded in the author’s analysis and findings, providing a roadmap for the future of women’s empowerment in Pakistan. … This is an admirable study … .” (Nasir Iqbal, South Asia Research, Vol. 44 (1), 2024