摘要：Proverbs are general and precise sayings in a language that are transferred from generation to generation. They are considered to have salient importance in a language as they are the conveyors of a particular culture. Proverbs are usually a part of the oral speech. They tend to have key significance as they develop, impart and reflect the perceptions of the people in a society. They perceptions are developed through proverbs as they are the accumulators of wisdom and carriers of traditional values in a society. This paper aims to analyze the proverbs of Urdu language with respect to gender keeping a keen focus on the representation of women in them. The purpose of this study is to find out how women are being portrayed through language and what the perception of the society about them is. To meet the purpose, 30 proverbs were selected using purposive sampling. All of them have the representation of women in common. Feminist Critical Discourse analysis was conducted to see how women are perceived and portrayed. The result showed that women are portrayed both positively and negatively. On a positive note, women are shown as beautiful and intelligent whereas incapable, fragile, talkative, men-dependent, fool and objects of satisfaction were some of the themes that emerged showing negative representation of them.
