Abstract
Child marriage is a problem which exists and continues in many parts of the world although commitments have been made to discourage it. Earlier research work shows that the incidence of child marriages varies globally. Many factors affect the choice of marriage and age pattern such as globalization, modernization, urbanization; in country migration, social transformation, gender relations; changes in the family joint to nuclear patterns; amendments in laws regarding the institution of marriage and divorce process; and increased involvement and contribution of women in paid labor. This research aims to explore experiences of women who were married at a nearly age. The universe of this research was Karachi city. The researchers used convenience sampling method and purposive and snowball sampling technique to interview100 female respondents married at the early age of 12-17years. The study shows that majority of child marriages/early marriages are due to traditional practices. Most of them belong to low-income families and were illiterate. Although these women got married in early age, they intend to marry their daughters after 18 years of age. Findings conclude that however there are significant steps taken to demotivate child marriage worldwide, the Government of Pakistan and other organizations working toward women wellbeing, need to create an enabling environment and de-motivate not only the parents, but the community members against child marriages.
Dr. Shagufta Nasreen, Aliyah Ali, Dr. Nasreen Aslam Shah. (2018) CHILD MARRIAGE: CHANGING TRENDS IN PAKISTAN, New Horizons, Volume-12, Issue 1.
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