KARACHI: Only two per cent of women in Pakistan own land, according to a latest survey, highlighting the stark gender gap in land ownership and economic empowerment.
The study, carried out by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), revealed that 67pc of Pakistan’s employed women work in agriculture, yet only 1.5pc of agricultural households are formally recorded as female-headed.
Land ownership remains equally limited, with only about 2pc of ever-married women aged 15-49 owning land alone or jointly, while 97.2 per cent had not inherited land or a house.
According to the study, 99.1pc of women in Sindh do not own land alone or jointly. These barriers are compounded by a significant financial and digital gender gap.
SDPI study finds only 1.5pc of agricultural households formally recorded as female-headed
