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ABSTRACT This paper aims at analysing the perceptions associated with gender in two generations under the changing socio-structural conditions in a rural community of the Punjab, Pakistan. It is an effort to unravel various factors for carrying and challenging long existing social perceptions in the village. Social, religious, economic and technological interventions are pertinent to consider, besides foreign remittances and other cultural influences are not just bringing shift in economic statuses of people but also their thinking styles. Probability sample survey was conducted; two age groups were selected to assess the intergenerational differences. The young respondents (15–35 years) and old respondents (60+) were selected through systematic sampling technique; for qualitative data, 48 cases were interviewed. Younger females are facing the greatest familial and community pressure when it comes to their life decisions; simultaneously, they aspire to attain economic independence which would bring change in gendered perceptions and their overall social status. The study is one of its kind in which both quantitative and qualitative techniques were employed to comprehend the intergenerational gendered perception, it provides an insight into how social and structural elements play their role in constructing social disparity and challenging attitude of the younger generation.