Abstract
The main objective of this study is to empirically investigate the impact of human development on gender equality in Pakistan. For this purpose, annual data have been collected from World Development Indicators and International Labor Organization for the period from 1972 to 2013. Female participation in the labor force is taken as a proxy measure of gender equality and used as dependent variable, while the human development index of UNDP is taken as independent variable, along with some other control variables. After compilation of data, stationarity is checked by using a unit root test through augmented dicky fuller test and found that all variables are stationary of order one or integrated of I (1). When all variables are stationary of order one, then we used cointegration analysis by tracing test and max-gain value to validate long run association among the study variables. Cointegration analysis indicates that there is a long run association among the study variables and HDI is positively and significantly contributing toward gender equality in the case of Pakistan. In this regard, policy makers may focus on HDI because this seems to be one of the best indicators for gender equality in Pakistan.