Impact of Foreign Aid and Development Assistance on Gender Inequality in Pakistan: An ARDL to Co-integration Approach

The study examines the impact of foreign development assistance and foreign aid on gender equality in Pakistan. Despite the rising body of research on assistance and human development, there is a notable absence of studies examining the link between foreign aid and gender equality, particularly in Pakistan. The research problem addressed in this study is the lack of empirical evidence demonstrating how development aid and international assistance impact various aspects of gender equality in Pakistan. This study employed time series data from 1995 to 2022 to evaluate the impact of foreign assistance on gender equality. It considered the ARDL, a