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The report synthesizes existing literature and structured interviews, and examines key constraints across informal and formal employment, including discrimination, employment terms, maternity benefits, occupational safety and health, social security, and women’s representation in labor-law institutions. It also addresses gender-based violence drivers and outlines international best practices and actionable recommendations to increase FLFP.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nPakistan Human Capital Public Expenditure and Institutional Review  \n(P176014)  \nLegal Barriers to Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan  \nDecember 2022  \nTable of Contents ......................................................................................................................... 0  \nAbbreviations .............................................................................................................................. 2  \nGlossary of Terms ........................................................................................................................ 3  \nExecutive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 4  \nBackground ................................................................................................................................. 6  \nMethodology ............................................................................................................................... 8  \nLiterature Review .................................................................................................................... 8  \nStructured Interviews .............................................................................................................. 9  \nFinal Report ........................................................................................................................... 10  \n1. Women’s Economic Participation ....................................................................................... 11  \n1.1. Women Workers in the Informal Economy ................................................................. 11  \n1.1.1. Agricultural Workers ..................................................................................................................... 12  \n1.1.2. Home-Based Workers ................................................................................................................... 12  \n1.1.3. Domestic Workers ........................................................................................................................ 13  \n1.2. Women Workers in the Formal Economy.................................................................... 15  \n1.2.1 Non-Discrimination ....................................................................................................................... 15  \n1.2.2 Fair Terms of Employment and Provision of Facilities .................................................................. 16  \n1.2.3 Maternity Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 18  \n1.2.4 Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) ......................................................................................... 19  \n1.2.5 Social Security ............................................................................................................................... 20  \n1.2.6 Women Representation in Labour Law Institutions ..................................................................... 21  \n1.3. Women Entrepreneurship .......................................................................................... 22  \n1.4. Women’s Property Rights........................................................................................... 24  \n2. Gender Based Violence ....................................................................................................... 26  \n2.1 Sexual Harassment..................................................................................................... 27  \n2.2 Domestic Violence............................................................................................................ 29  \n2.3 Child Marriage.................................................................................................................. 31  \n3. 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