In December 2009, he ordered that transsexuals be recognized as a third gender and be given equal rights.

WSJ: Pakistani Judge Gains Clout

Only about one third of countries have achieved gender parity at secondary level.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

The greatest progress has been achieved in gender parity, particularly in primary education, although gender disparity remains in almost a third of the countries with data.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

One third of Commonwealth countries have yet to achieve universal primary education and gender parity, and 27 million Commonwealth children do not currently receive schooling.

UNESCO: Seminar on Education and Violent Conflict

In New Hampshire, for example, where Grizzly candidate Kelly Ayotte won the Republican primary, she did so with a reverse gender gap: winning roughly half of male voters and only one-third of the state's Republican women.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Gender gap is also evident in the overall literacy scenario of the country as women constitute two-third of the total illiterate people.

UNESCO: Office in Islamabad