Commissioned by the British Council, under the EU-funded TVET Sector Support Programme, the Gender Skill Gap & Market Need Analysis (GSG&MNA) is a Phase-1 baseline study by Ipsos that maps the digital and high-tech skills most wanted in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, measures how well local universities and TVET institutes currently supply them, and probes the cultural, logistical and curricular obstacles that hold women back. Built on labour-market data, desk research and extensive interviews and focus groups with employers, educators, students and policymakers, it delivers a demand-versus-supply gap analysis and practical recommendations that will shape new competency-based courses and two women-focused Centres of Excellence to be designed in Phase 2, ultimately aiming to grow a gender-inclusive digital workforce.