Determinants of Female Labour Force Participation in Pakistan

Authors

  • Sobia Naheed Social Sciences Research Institute (PARC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Waseem Huazhong Agriculture University Wuhan, China 4300070.
  • Arshed Bashir Social Sciences Research Institute (PARC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Rashed Saeed Social Sciences Research Institute (PARC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • M. Ather Mahmood Social Sciences Research Institute (PARC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2024.v12i1.1767

Keywords:

Female Labour Force, Female Literacy Rate, ARDL Model, Participation, Pakistan

Abstract

Women's labour force affects the household economy as well as economic growth. Women's labour force contribution rate is also increasing gradually in Pakistan. We attempted to determine the determinants and impact of women's labour force contribution on households. Time series data were taken from World Bank and WDI from 1981 to 2020. Based on the unit root test the ARDL model was finalized. Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) was used to verify the significance of the estimated ARDL-VECM model. There was a positive and negative association among selected variables. Variables such as female population, ratio of female workers, female headed households and female literacy rate positively and significantly impacted the female labour force participation whereas fertility rate and child mortality rate negatively but significantly determined the participation of females in labour force. Based on findings, government should focus on health and education sectors with special focus on females in order to provide reasonable educational and health facilities in order to support females participation in various economic activities of the country.

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Author Biographies

Sobia Naheed, Social Sciences Research Institute (PARC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Senior Scientific Officer

Muhammad Waseem, Huazhong Agriculture University Wuhan, China 4300070.

College of Economics and Management

Arshed Bashir, Social Sciences Research Institute (PARC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Principal Scientific Officer

Rashed Saeed, Social Sciences Research Institute (PARC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Senior Scientific Officer

M. Ather Mahmood, Social Sciences Research Institute (PARC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Principal Scientific Officer

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Published

2024-01-23

How to Cite

Naheed, S., Waseem, M., Bashir, A., Saeed, R., & Mahmood, M. A. (2024). Determinants of Female Labour Force Participation in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12(1), 16–25. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2024.v12i1.1767