Women of the major ethnic groups are heavily burdened with household work and are active participants in several farming operations. In the ordinary business of life, they have little or no role in decision-making. Their mobility is restricted to the four walls of the house. They can only go outside the house under strict guard of men. They do not have a right to inheritance. Even in such a vital matter as marriage, their consent is not considered necessary. Society is highly male dominated. In fact, the very concept of the women having any decision-making role, position, or status is quite alien to Pathan and Baloch society. Jamoots are a bit more liberal.

Women belonging to minor ethnic groups, who are mostly settled in urban centres, find themselves in a much better position. As compared to women in general in the district, their mobility is less restricted, they have greater access to education and they participate more widely and freely in the family's socio-economic management than their rural counterparts. In all ethnic groups, women of relatively well educated families enjoy a better status than women in general. In the matter of right to inheritance, all women are treated alike; that is none has a right to inheritance.

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