Gender Studies

Topics (10)

• 1
  Introduction to Gender Studies
• 2
  Feminist Theories
• 3
  Gender & Development
• 4
  Gender in Pakistan
• 5
  Social Construction of Gender

  Historicizing constructionism, problematizing 'sex', queer theory, masculinities and femininity.

• 6
  Feminist Movements

  First, second and third waves; UN conferences on women; feminist movements in Pakistan.

• 7
  Status of Women in Pakistan

  Health, education, employment and law.

• 8
  Gender and Governance

  Suffragist movement; women as voters, candidates and representatives; impact of political quotas in Pakistan.

• 9
  Gender Based Violence

  Theories of violence against women, structural and direct forms; strategies to eliminate violence.

• 10
  Case Studies

  Mukhtaran Mai, Malala Yousafzai and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

The reading list straight from FPSC's revised Gender Studies syllabus. Build your core preparation around these texts — examiner-favoured references that questions are routinely drawn from.

1. 1

   Theories of Women Studies

   Gloria Bowles and Renate D. Klein (eds.)

2. 2

   Introduction: Theories of Women Studies and the Autonomy/Integration Debate

   G. Bowles and R. Klein

3. 3

   The State of the Discipline of Women Studies in Pakistan in Social Sciences in Pakistan

   Rubina Saigol

4. 4

   The State of Women Studies in Pakistan

   Farzana Bari

5. 5

   Women's Law in Legal Education and Practice in Pakistan

   F. Shaheed and R. Mehdi (eds.)

6. 6

   Locating the Self: Perspectives on Women and Multiple Identities

   N.S. Khan et al. (eds.)

7. 7

   The Social Construction of Gender

   Judith Lorber

8. 8

   Queer Theory

   Judith Lorber

9. 9

   Gender

   Harriet Bradley

10. 10

    Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    Khawar Mumtaz and Farida Shaheed

11. 11

    Feminism and its Relevance in South Asia

    Nighat Saeed Khan and Kamla Bhasin

12. 12

    Feminist Thought

    Rosemarie Tong

13. 13

    Reversed Realities

    Naila Kabeer

14. 14

    Gender Planning and Development

    Caroline Moser

15. 15

    Electoral Politics: Making Quotas Work for Women

    Homa Hoodfar and Mona Tajali

16. 16

    The Gender Face of Asian Politics

    Aazar Ayaz and Andrea Fleschenberg

17. 17

    Performance Assessment of Women Parliamentarians in Pakistan

    Farzana Bari

18. 18

    Baseline Report: Women's Participation in Political and Public Life

    Shahla Zia and Farzana Bari

19. 19

    Freedom from Violence

    Margarete Schuler

20. 20

    Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Report