Men and women are pillars of society; without their equal participation in all spheres of life, no society can progress. As far as the capabilities of women are concerned, they are no less than men. They are performing their role as doctors, teachers, lawyers, and many other fields of life but still society is not giving them their legitimate status and working women are facing a lot of problems in Pakistan. They are ignored in the decision making process and they are not promoted to higher positions even if they deserve to be.
Women in Pakistan also face problems like sexual abuse and physical harassment. There has been recent legislation that has afforded them protection but it has not been implemented properly. Women will not be able to utilise their talents properly if they do not feel safe in their workplace. An attitude change is needed across the board and a good first step to effect that would be to implement existing women-friendly legislation in letter and spirit.
SOBIA MUSHTAQ
Lahore