Women in Society and Their Rights

Pakistan! 

A developing country and is striving for its stability. Almost in every field of life there are countless issues of corruption and injustice. Unfortunately, Pakistan’s rating for corruption is increasing quickly. 

Women of Pakistan:
Women of Pakistan are one of the most vulnerable groups that we can’t ignore and they are facing numerous problems like economic stability, security, education and health requirements. The biggest issue in this regard is Education. In two of Pakistan’s provinces, the literacy rate is only 2% to 3% and overall it is 40% for women only. The health sector is down turning. A lot of women have no access to free medical sources and guidance. They are less likely to be taken to hospitals then men during emergency. There are many of housewives which don’t have an income source, which have no right to take decisions of family. They usually suffer from violence, torture, discrimination, & brutality from their husbands. 80,539 women became the victim of violence in 2011. And the violence includes rape, murder, suicide, killing in the name of honor & torture. 13% of them were under the age of 15 years old. 

Factors leading women towards Low self-esteem:

Ø Women don’t carry equal status at birth as men.

Ø Women are considered as weak & less beneficial to parents.

Ø  Women aren't given their property rights.

Ø Mostly women aren't allowed to go outside for enjoyment & leisure as the family can face honor and security threats.

Ø In providing education, parents prefer majors like Home Economics, Arts, history & Education so they could become perfect housewives.

Ø They are mostly used only for the purpose of production, which has a completely negative impact on society.

Ø Women are mostly discriminated on the basis of gender in most of the fields.

Ø Widows and divorcees are not accepted in society as respectful women unless they are rich and belong to powerful families.

Rise of Women for Their Rights:

There are a lot of things regarding women rights, but the most important point is that women should raise their voices against their victimization by emerging feminist movement for their equal rights, marriage, parenting & property rights for women. They also need to understand that what they deserve and what is given to them. They need to take charge of their lives & struggle for their independence and compatibility in all fields of life. They need to have restless motivation and commitment towards their goals and to create an undiplomatic environment for themselves where their talents, aptitudes and X-factors would groom and appreciated as a human!   

No Nation Can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women”

~M.A Jinnah