A Case Study of Pakistan Determinants of Female Labour Force in South Asia are considered less respectable. This gender segregation could be due to other reasons apart from gender as well, such as differences in education levels, geographical boundaries, etc. A study on“Occupational Gender Segregation and Its Determinants, an Analysis of Pakistan Labour Force” in 2013 reflects upon the prevalence of occupational segregation in Pakistan(Irfan et al., 2013). The authors calculated gender segregation in Pakistan using the Duncan index technique. The index considered nine major professions and found the highest segregation in the profession of Manager. They then looked at the determinants of this segregation and highlighted that education is a significant factor that can greatly reduce occupational gender segregation in Pakistan. If the education level increases by one year for people with primary education, the segregation reduces to 0.0074 units, and with one additional year in higher education, the value reduces to 0.0012 units where the more the value is closer to zero, the lesser is the gender segregation. Their results are consistent with the other literature findings(Awan& Farooq, 2008; Yasin et al., 2010). 4.3.3. Wages Another potential explanation for lower FLFP is wage discrimination. Women earn less than men in Pakistan, and this disparity has persisted for decades (A. Khan, 2007b; Sabir& Aftab, 2007). The Global Wage Report 2018-19 by International Labour Organization explains the gender pay gap variation between countries. For instance, it is 34% in Pakistan and(negative) 10.3% in the Philippines, meaning that women on average earn 10.3% more than men in the Philippines(ILO, 2018, p. 23). Several reasons could explain the gender pay gap in Pakistan. Factors, for instance, differences in education, experience, skill level, etc., contribute to the variation. Interestingly, occupational segregation counts as a key factor highlighting the predominance of polarization by gender of industries. Women’s work in highly feminized occupations in Pakistan explains why they account for just 9% in the top 1% but almost 90% of wage earners in the bottom 1%(ILO, 2018, p. 49). In Pakistan, women mostly work in the fields of skilled agriculture, craft and trade, and unskilled labour which are also amongst the lowest-paid occupations. As explained above that occupational segregation could be reduced by increasing levels of education. So, it will be fascinating to determine the extent of educational attainment in reducing the wage differential. Indeed, Awan et al.(2013) used the data from household surveys of Pakistan(1998­21