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Women Essay

The document discusses challenges that impede women from achieving equal status to men in Pakistan. It outlines issues like limited political representation, legal barriers to inheritance and addressing domestic violence, gender discrimination in the workplace including fewer opportunities and lower wages for women, lack of access to education especially in rural areas, practices like honor killings and child marriage that still occur, and cultural expectations that limit women's choices and aspirations. However, the document argues these challenges can be addressed through measures like strengthening women's political participation, legal reforms, promoting equal pay, increasing women in leadership roles, improving access to education, raising public awareness through media, enhancing women's business skills, incorporating gender equality in school curriculums, and improving women's access to financial

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Women Essay

The document discusses challenges that impede women from achieving equal status to men in Pakistan. It outlines issues like limited political representation, legal barriers to inheritance and addressing domestic violence, gender discrimination in the workplace including fewer opportunities and lower wages for women, lack of access to education especially in rural areas, practices like honor killings and child marriage that still occur, and cultural expectations that limit women's choices and aspirations. However, the document argues these challenges can be addressed through measures like strengthening women's political participation, legal reforms, promoting equal pay, increasing women in leadership roles, improving access to education, raising public awareness through media, enhancing women's business skills, incorporating gender equality in school curriculums, and improving women's access to financial

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Can women be equal to men in Pakistan?

Women cannot be equal to men in Pakistan because of certain challenges that impede women from
achieving equal status to men. However, these challenges can be tackled if pragmatic measures are
applied effectively.
1) Introduction
2) Status of women in comparison to men
3) What kind of challenges are faced by women in Pakistan?
3.1) Limited political representation of women can affect their ability of decision-making to
influence policies that impact their lives
Case in Point: 60 seats of women in the National Assembly
3.2) Pakistani women are facing legal issues related to inheritance rights and domestic violence
Case in Point: 15 per cent of women get inheritance rights according to the World Values survey
3.3) Gender discrimination is common in workplaces where women get fewer opportunities as
compared to men
Case in Point: Only five per cent of senior leadership roles are held by women
3.4) Difference between the wages of women and men can significantly affect economic
opportunities for women
Case in Point: According to the WB survey men earn 8700$ and women earn 1610$
3.5) Education rights are not given to women, especially in rural areas where women are not
going to educational institutes because of cultural norms
Case in Point: 24 million children are out of school and 53 percent are girls
3.6) Honor killing is common in some areas where women are being killed for a marriage of their
own choice
Case in Point: Ranked 4th among worst countries for women according to the Women Peace and
Security Index
3.7) Limited access to financial resources can hinder women's ability to start their own business
venture
Case in Point: According to research conducted by the Women Economic Index 7% of world
women have their own businesses
3.8) Child marriage is still practised in some regions where girls are exposed to early
motherhood
Case in Point: Pakistan has the 6th highest number of girls married before the age of 18 in the
world
3.9) Expectations within families and communities limit women's aspirations and choices to
pursue their future
3.10) In Pakistan men are expected to be breadwinners while women often face obstacles when
seeking opportunities outside of their home

4) How these challenges can be tackled?


4.1) Strengthen women politically by implementing and enforcing laws through the
governmental institutes
4.2) Legal reforms should be introduced to protect women's basic rights against gender-based
violence and domestic abuse
4.3) Gender stereotypes can be curtailed by introducing equal wages for men and women
4.4) Women employees should be given leadership roles in order to reduce gender insensitivity
in the workplace
4.5) Separate educational institutes should be built for women in different regions so that they
can get quality education
4.6) Media can be used to empower women by raising awareness among the public about the
rights of women
4.7) Develop training programs to enhance women's entrepreneurship skills to run their
businesses
4.8) Incorporate gender equality and women's rights education into the school curriculum
4.9) Fostering partnerships with non-government organizations to provide services and support
for women
4.10) Promote women's access to financial services to run their finances and invest in businesses
5) Conclusion

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