In Awaran area the women have nothing to do with the decision making in family affairs. It has been observed that due to poverty, the girls and women are very much deprived of their rights. Their life is miserable, particularly in the rural areas of the district. "Women’s social status and economic roles vary within the different groups according to the different social customs, modes of livelihood and levels of economic well-being. However, one salient fact which stands out as a common feature is their relative lack of power vis-à-vis men. This is partly due to the persistence of patriarchal tradition."

In most of the socio-economic activities "men hold a monopoly of power in the public area. In the political domain, local level chiefs and tribal authorities are always men, as are the members of local councils or jirga". In the economic domain, the situation is similar, men usually control the process of production and exchange, and serve as the main decision makers for family subsistence, strategies and performance.

The burden of tasks associated with reproductive roles and household responsibilities falls squarely on women. All the daily tasks in household maintenance and care of family members are responsibilities of women. These include collection of fuel wood and water from sources which may be far away, particularly in the rural areas of the district. Illiteracy, poverty, lack of resources and limited time may seriously hamper a woman’s efforts to ensure the well being of her family.

Women have no awareness about their rights, this is mainly due to a lack of education. The majority of women are illiterate. The women’s status is that of subjugation to men. Women participate with men in agriculture and livestock activities, but their labour is not accounted for. There is no other social or political activity in which women participate. Their role is mainly concentrated in the household.