Causal chain · Gender Studies · Public Administration
Gender law → implementation → outcomes
- Gender law
- implementation
- outcomes
Core logic: Formal law is necessary but implementation, services and norms determine outcomes.
Evidence in this chain
UN Women reports 77.8% on the SDG gender legal-framework indicator; women held 20.47% of parliamentary seats and 5.71% o (2024)UN WomenPakistan launched a gender pay-gap report and National Action Plan for Equal Pay in 2025. (2025)ILOILO identifies discrimination, weak labour-law compliance and informal employment among barriers behind gender pay inequ (2025)ILO14.5% of ever-partnered women/girls 15-49 experienced physical/sexual IPV in previous 12 months in underlying survey evi (survey evidence)UNFPA18.3% of women 20-24 were married/in union before age 18.UNFPAGirls married early are less likely to complete schooling and face greater domestic-violence and health risks.UNFPAAmong young women 15-19 in cited evidence, only about 1 in 10 had say over healthcare, major purchases and visits to relUNFPAPakistan has laws covering honour killings, forced marriage, acid attacks, trafficking, sexual harassment and cyber abusUN WomenUNFPA identifies weak implementation and response mechanisms despite pro-women legal frameworks.UNFPAUNFPA identifies discriminatory gender/social norms as contributing to weak support structures and impunity.UNFPA40,088 law-enforcement personnel trained to respond to VAWG under cited 2021-22 initiatives. (2021-22)UN Women61,097 women recorded as accessing police services in latest administrative figure shown by UN Women; detailed underlyinUN WomenSix Anti-Rape Crisis Cells established in 2024 enabled 1,724 women and 27 boys to obtain medico-legal, psychosocial and (2024)UN Women