Contents List of i iii Executive v 1 2. Factors affecting Female Labour Force 3 2.1. Income 3 2.2. 4 2.3. Legal 5 2.4. 6 3. Theoretical 9 3.1. Human Capital 9 3.2. Theory of Labour 11 4. Women’s Labour Force 13 4.1. Regional 13 4.2. The case of Pakistan: profile and trends 16 4.3. Exploring the FLFP factors in 19 4.3.1. 19 4.3.2. Social norms 20 4.3.3. 21 4.3.4. 22 4.4. Province-wise analysis of the FLFP situation in 23 5. Women and 29 5.1. Regional 29 5.2. Factors for low Education 30 5.3. The case of 31