
When data quietly gets it right
January 27, 2026


Pakistan’s Gender Gaps Are Not Marginal — They Are Structural.
A new snapshot of women’s economic and social reality in Pakistan highlights just how deep the gender divide runs — and why meaningful progress requires more than isolated interventions.
This is as per latest World Bank report (https://lnkd.in/dQtnQYte)
📌 47 million women are out of the labor force.
📌 For every PRs 1,000 earned by men, women earn PRs 818.
📌 8.1 million women work without pay.
📌 Lack of mobility and autonomy continues to block women from business and income opportunities.
📌 1 in 3 women feel unsafe in public spaces.
📌 8 in 10 men own a mobile phone — but only 4 in 10 women do.
📌 55 million women remain unbanked.
📌 And 8 out of 10 women-owned enterprises outside agriculture operate from home.