Gender & Development Studies

Research

Our strong research areas:

• Gender and Psychology 

• Women’s Health ( health beliefs, premenstrual syndrome, menopause)

• Gender and Education

• Women and Economic activity

• Violence against women

• Gender and Impact of media

Some significant research projects completed so far:

• Content analysis of junior school textbooks being taught in three types of schools to study portrayal of genders

• Women in cottage industry

• Case studies of female victims of family violence residing in a shelter home

• Socio-economic and psychological problems of divorced men and women

• Violence in Attock City: Opinion survey of convicted women and students

Journals

Journal of Gender and Social Research  (JGSR)

Journal of Gender and Social Research is started in 2018. First issue is under process for publication.