DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN RURAL SINDH: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED BY HAMADULLAH KAKEPOTO FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SOCIOLOGY PROF. DR. FATEH MUHAMMAD BURFAT RESEARCH DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI 2005Discrimination Against Women in Rural Sindh: A Sociological Analysis Hamadullah Kakepoto This is to certify that [ have examined the above Ph.D thesis and have found that itis complete and satisfactory in all respects, The views expressed in it are those of the author, He has completed this thesis as a requirement of the Ph.D in Socioiogy. 2 Foto De Bi Remy gap ace DEPARTMENT OF SOCWLOG\ OMIFERSITYT OF RARACHY Chalrman, Department of Sociology 20 January 2005 iiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “Oars alone can never prevail to reach the distant coasts; the breath of heaven must swell, to sail or all the toil is lost”. First of atl [ bow my head before Almighty Allah thanks giving for the completion of my research, ‘There are lots of people whom I would pay thanks for various reasons, My special appreciation and thankfulness goes to my parents specially anid the whole family generally, for their warm support, eucoursgement and keen interest in my studies, I submit eordial thanks to my Supervisor, Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat for his experience eye on my thesis. I could not have imagined having a better advisor and mentor for my PhD, and without his common sense, knowledge, pereeptiveness and cracking-@f-the-whip I would never have finished I thank Poof. Dr, Mohanimad Yaqub and Ms. Saher Soomro for all necessary cooperation and «ssistance in grammar carrection. | am also grateful to Roshan Ali Shah, Staff Economist, Applied Economics Cenirs, University of Karachi for teaching me SPSS and statistical methods. I would fike to say a big ‘thank-you to those who agreed to be interviewed for this thesis in some form or another. Thanks to Sajida Bano and Shahzadi Jarwar, District Council Members of Hyderabad and Mirpur Khas Divisions for assisting me in conduction of interviews, Special thanks to Najma Noor Phullpate, Assistnat Professor, Department of Sociology, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, for managing data collection from Larkana and Sukkur Divisions. Also thanks to these people and groups who provided me with s@ much whether they know It or not. Finally, I say “thank -you' to: all my friends mast importantly of ail, to Abdul Hadi Tunio and Ahmed Ali Brohi, for everything. Hamadullah Kakepoto. 20" January 2005.