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Gender Study past papers

Past paper-2024

Q. No. 2. An Egyptian doctor Mahmoud Fathalla uses the term

‘maternity death road’ while discussing issues of women’s
maternal health. Discuss women’s health issues in context with
Pakistan’s social, cultural and demographic situation.

Q. No. 3. Write a note on the colonial and capitalistic

perspectives of gender. Throw light on the thesis that
development is the new name of coloniality in context with the
emerging gender perspectives.

Q. No. 4. Write in detail the impact of Western Feminist

Movements on the feminist movement in Pakistan. Compare
the Pakistani feminist movements from past with the emerging
trends of feminist activism and their effects.

Q. No. 5. Give a critical gender analysis of development

theories.
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Q. No. 6. What is gender-based violence? What forms of

gender-based violence are given in the “Punjab protection of
Women Against gender-based violence act 2016”? What are
the consequences of gender-based violence on women?

Q. No. 7. Is political participation a human right? If so, what are

the obstacles faced by women politicians of Pakistan to pursue
a career in politics? What is the impact of political quota system
on this?

Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Is ‘Sex’ also a social construct?

(b) Radical Feminism

Past papers 2023

Q. No. 2. Write a note on status of gender studies in Pakistan.

Give your views on the autonomy verses integration debate in
gender studies.
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Q. No. 3. Differentiate between gender studies and women’s

studies. Discuss in detail the multidisciplinary nature of gender
studies.

Q. No. 4. Define the terms masculinity and femininity. In your

opinion where do traditional gender roles come from?

Q. No. 5. Outline and explain the three major waves of feminist

movements in the
West. Discuss the influence of these waves on feminist
movements in Pakistan.
Q. No. 6. Write a detailed note on the colonial and capitalistic
perspectives of gender.

Q. No. 7. Elucidate the current health status of women in

Pakistan. What measures
could be taken to improve the women's status as a whole?
Support your arguments with suitable examples.

Q. No. 8. Define gender based violence. Explain various forms

of violence against
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women in Pakistan and devise some practical strategies which

can be helpful in the eradication of gender based violence from
our society.

Past papers 2022

Q. No. 2 Discuss in detail the multidisciplinary nature of gender

studies.
Q. No. 3 Describe any two Western Schools of thought about
Feminism in detail.
Q. No. 4 Shed light on first wave and third wave of feminism.
Q. No. 5 According to your opinion, what are the main issues in
women as representatives in Pakistan?

Q. No. 6 Discuss in detail Feminist movements in Pakistan.

Q. No. 7 What are Capitalistic Perspectives of gender? Explain.
Q. No. 8 Discuss in detail Gender Critiqued of Structural
Adjustment Policies

Past papers 2021

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Q. No. 2. Discuss in detail what the autonomy and integration

debate in gender studies have important contribution for the
development of the field of knowledge.

Q. No. 3. Masculinity and femininity are the deeply engraved

realities since distant past in human history. Discuss various
theoretical debates on the construction of masculinity and
femininity to make it explicit that the formation of both is
either natural or social reality. Support your arguments with
real life examples.

Q. No. 4. Marxist feminism is a philosophical variant of

feminism that incorporates and extends Marxist theory and
analyzes the ways in which women are exploited through
capitalism and the individual ownership of private property.
Discuss the development of Marxist/Socialist feminism and the
philosophical stance they hold to discuss gender issues and
exploitation.

Q. No. 5. Psychoanalytic feminism is a theory of oppression,

which asserts that men have an inherent psychological need to
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subjugate women. As elaborated, give a detailed analysis of the

gender oppression and women’s subordination
promulgated by Psychoanalytic Feminism.

Q. No. 6. Modernization Theory blames internal cultural factors

for women’s
subordination in the developing world. Discuss and elaborate
the given statement in respect to Modernization Perspectives.

Q. No. 7. Critically analyze the various approaches to women’s

development focusing on Women in Development (WID),
Women and Development (WAD) and Gender and
Development (GAD).

Q. No. 8. Despite the entry of women legislators into politics on

a 17 percent quota in national and provincial assemblies, still
there are voices that “is Pakistan’s Gender Quota in parliament
showing results?”. Rethink and discuss that how quotas can
lead to political mainstreaming of women in Pakistan.
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Past papers 2020

Q. No. 2. Gender has multiple meanings. How do you

deconstruct the word “GENDER”?

Q. No. 3. How the colonial era influenced the status of women

in the subcontinent?

Q. No. 4. 'Language is gendered', what does this imply? Explain

with examples.

Q. No. 5. Women need to be in leadership positions to pull

more women into leadership roles. Is this suggestion that
women need to “pull each other up” a useful one, or is that
inappropriate preferential treatment?

Q. No. 6. “For realizing, in letter and spirit, the ideals of a

democratic welfare state, it is necessary to institute a system
which fully guarantees human rights, generates conducive
environment for the pragmatic use and beneficial enjoyment of
human rights and provides operative safeguards and
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expeditious remedy against any violation of human rights”.

Critically evaluate the statement with special reference to
Pakistan.

Q. No. 7. Comment on the power and control relationship in

gender based violence.

Q. No. 8. Discuss the background of the two Oscar winning

documentaries by Sharmeen Obiod.

Past papers 2019

Q. No. 2. How do you differentiate the discipline of Gender

Studies from that of Women Studies? Historically trace the
need for the establishment of Gender Studies as a distinct
discipline and its scope and significance with especial reference
to Pakistan.

Q. No. 3. Outline and explain the three major waves of feminist

movements in the West. Discuss the influence of these waves
on feminist movements in Pakistan.
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Q. No. 4. Explain the relevance of Modernization Theory and

Dependency Theory to gender equality. Critically analyze the
subordination of women in modern societies in the light of
these two theories

Q. No. 5. The process of globalization has connected nations

worldwide and has made the world a global village, yet it has
also increased inequalities across nations. Discuss the gendered
inequalities created and promoted by the process of
globalization in contemporary societies worldwide.

Q. No. 6. Women’s participation in labor force has increased

recently yet women continue to perform their reproductive
roles. Discuss the challenges encountered by women as a result
of their paid employment worldwide with especial reference to
Pakistan.

Q. No. 7. Explain the structural and direct forms of violence

against women in the Pakistani society by highlighting the case
study of Mukhtaran Mai.
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Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any TWO of the following.

a. Suffragist movement
b. Postmodern Feminism
c. Structural Functionalism

Past papers 2018

Q. No. 2. What are the fundamental differences between

Gender Studies and Women's Studies? Substantiate your
argument(s) with examples. Highlight the current status of
women studies in Pakistan

Q. No. 3. Write a comprehensive essay on the ‘sex versus

gender debate’ in feminist philosophy and social sciences,
reflecting nature versus nurture argument.
Q. No. 4. What type(s) of feminism can elevate the social-
cultural, economic and political status of women in Pakistan?

Q. No. 5. What are the reasons responsible for ranking Pakistan

as the second-worst country in
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the world for gender inequality despite Pakistan commitment

to many international
conventions and strong commitment to gender equality in 1973
constitution?

Q. No. 6. In the last two decades, globalization has had a huge

impact on the lives of women in developing nations, including
Pakistan. What are the impacts of global political economy on
Pakistani women?

Q. No. 7. Believing in the statement that “women cover half the

sky”, do you think we need
equal number of women in all spheres of public domain,
especially in politics?

Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any TWO of the followings:

(a) ‘Gender Strategic Needs’ and ‘Gender Practical Needs’
(b) APWA and WAF
(c) Government Initiative for combating the menace of violence
against women
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Past papers 2017

Q. No. 2. Define and discuss the discipline of gender studies

and also differentiate between women studies and gender
studies.

Q. No. 3. What are the different forms of gender based

violence and, in your opinion, what could be the workable
strategies to eliminate gender based violence from Pakistani
society?

Q. No. 4. “Women active political participation could stabilize

democracy and boost economic development.” Comment on
this statement within context of socio-economic realities of
Pakistani society.

Q. No. 5. What is the status of women’s health in Pakistan?

How it could be improved within the available economic
resources?
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Q. No. 6. “ Powerful forces of globalization have highlighted

various gender issues across cultures and throughout the
globe.” Discuss by quoting examples from developing countries.

Q. No. 7. Write a comprehensive note on autonomy versus

integration debate in gender studies.

Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following: (10 each)

a. Honor killing
b. Gender and development
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Past papers 2016

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