Social causes of poverty
Gender Discrimination
As a result of gender discrimination being common in society, women have little access to resources, services or assets of their own. One of the main causes of rural poverty in Pakistan is the extremely uneven distribution of property, especially land and access to water. Due to this, the direct gains in earnings from crop production tend to accumulate in only a tiny percentage of the population. (Rural Poverty in Pakistan, n.d.)
As a result of gender discrimination being common in society, women have little access to resources, services or assets of their own. One of the main causes of rural poverty in Pakistan is the extremely uneven distribution of property, especially land and access to water. Due to this, the direct gains in earnings from crop production tend to accumulate in only a tiny percentage of the population. (Rural Poverty in Pakistan, n.d.)