Abstract
There are different factors that adversely affect the female’s education in different areas of Pakistan, however in this study two important factors are investigated, that it has any effect on female’s higher education in District Swabi (KPK, Pakistan). Firstly, the financial constraints that most parents/guardians face have any discouraging effect on the female’s higher education in Swabi District? Secondly, that the higher education of females adversely affected by gender disparities in District Swabi? The findings of this study indicate that majority of the parents in the study area supports and happily bear the expenses of higher education of their daughters though it is very hard for them. Further, the study concludes that though up to a greater extent the gender inequalities have been minimized, however, still exist especially in rural areas where sometimes parents prefer males higher education over females. Keywords: Financial Constraints; Gender Disparities; Importance of Daughter Education
Highlights
To conquer the cruel conventions and customs that may refute the image of young ladies and females, the best tool is education (Khan, 2007)
The higher education has a key role in making and creating the scientists, economist, political leaders, philosophers, professionals, doctors, engineers, social and religious scholars, who offer their services to serve the general public, societies and the countries. In this modern era females aims and wishes to contribute, but one of the main problems with females in Pakistan that their access to higher education is very low due to gender disparities that mainly arise from the financial Constraints especially faced by parents in rural areas (Madhani, 2007; Haider, 2008)
Research Questions The main objective of this study is to investigate the behavior of parents/guardians towards female’s higher education in District Swabi (KPK, Pakistan)
Summary
To conquer the cruel conventions and customs that may refute the image of young ladies and females, the best tool is education (Khan, 2007). The higher education has a key role in making and creating the scientists, economist, political leaders, philosophers, professionals, doctors, engineers, social and religious scholars, who offer their services to serve the general public, societies and the countries. In this modern era females aims and wishes to contribute, but one of the main problems with females in Pakistan that their access to higher education is very low due to gender disparities that mainly arise from the financial Constraints especially faced by parents in rural areas (Madhani, 2007; Haider, 2008).
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