Gender Discrimination and Inequalities in Higher Education: A Case Study of Rural Areas of Pakistan

The paper examines the status of gender in higher education and the rationales behind the gender inequalities and discrimination in higher education in rural areas of Pakistan. Objectives of the study are 1) To find out the reasons behind the gender discrimination and inequalities in higher education. 2) To investigate the role and impact of gender discrimination on gender development in higher education. 3) To point the prospects for the future. Various studies exposed that number of female students starts lessening gradually in rural areas from higher secondary to undergraduate and graduate level. It is suggested that there is need for significant paradigm shift in the way that government, parents and scholars should plan how to increase the number of female in higher education trend in public sector universities. There is need to provide equal access for higher level of education without any discrimination in order to develop female in the rural areas of Pakistan. There is need to create awareness among parent about the importance of higher education of female.