Socio-Cultural and Economic Obstacles Faced by Female Students of Balochistan, Pakistan: An Academic Achievement Perspective

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VI, Issue V, May 2019 | ISSN 2321–2705

Socio-Cultural and Economic Obstacles Faced by Female Students of Balochistan, Pakistan: An Academic Achievement Perspective

Dr. Bahadur Ali Soomro^1*, Shahnawaz Mangi², Nazia Barkat³, Abdul Jaleel Mirjat⁴

¹Visiting Faculty and Research Fellow, Area Study Centre, Far East and Southeast Asia, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
²PhD Scholar, Area Study Centre, Far East and Southeast Asia, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
³Research fellow, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences Quetta, Pakistan
⁴PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author

Abstract:-This research article attempts to investigate the socio-cultural and economic obstacles faced by Balochi female students. Thus, the Balochi females are restricted to obtain the education, freedom in every aspect of social life, equality with male figures of society; conservative mindsets, traditional system; the fundamental rights of the females, cultural and religious trends of Balochi people also confined the females to household tasks. Thus, Balochi people prefer to marry off the daughters at earlier age owing to ‘biradari’ system (Kinships) among the communities. However, male-dominated society does not permit to Balochi females to leave home without a male and gain the education as well as other opportunities of social lives to get shun from poverty and other social problems entangled with their lives in a society. Thus, such the situation, for the Balochi females reasoned a significant loss in human society. Meanwhile, Islam treats on equality basis in this world. Apart from this, the Balochi females are extremely confronting with complexities of social lives in Balochi society. Henceforth, Balochi females remain illiterate and unaware of the overall scenarios of beings in human society.

Keywords: Females, socio-cultural and economic, communities and education, Balochistan, Pakistan

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

Balochistan is entangled with social problems including illiteracy, poverty, health opportunities and so forth. Meanwhile, the province is recognized as rich in resources like the presence of gas reserves and the world’s third largest gold and copper reserves as well as other various minerals. Besides this, the economic level remains decline in the province (Axmann, 2008). Further, the area is conservative, restricted culture and submerged into communities. However, the Balochi females confronted with the various social problems on account of a male-dominated society and traditional mindsets of Balochi people among their communities. Generally, Balochi people confine their females within four walls and make them busy in household tasks. They avoid providing education and other opportunities of social lives of outdoor activities. They live in traditional ways in homes and remain obedient to their male figures.

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