Women empowerment in Pakistan

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       WOMEN EMPOWERMENT in Pakistan

SANOBAR SHORO

Women empowerment has different meaning for women from different parts of the country. Unfortunately Sindh is among those Provinces of Pakistan in which gender inequality is very pronounced and women continue to be oppressed in society, there is social environment that never allows women to be empowered.

Sindh is divided into two parts Urban Sindh and Rural Sindh. In urban areas women is little empower, politically, financially and in decision making. A little progress has been seen in previous 10 years, relating to representation in job market, government offices, educational institutions and business enterprises.

If we throw light on the participation ratio of women in the political and economical activities has been increased as compare to a decade before.

Where as situation in the Rural area is totally opposite of it. Most of the women’s contribution to the household maintenance is 65% to 95% in all over the Province and carry a heavy work load in major areas of agriculture, forming, livestock, husbandry and of forms activities.

In rural areas she is less empowered, politically, financially and decision making vice. She is totally depending on male. A woman has not given right to take any decision, she is always under privileged in getting Education, food and health care, she has no freedom to choose her life partner. She can not take any decision of her life. Women are being victim of violence if they ask for freedom. She is still being deprived of her rights still being killed in honor killing particularly in the northern areas of Sindh. Sindh assembly passed a Law to establish a commission on status of women. This law was made to empower women and ensure their rights, with full administrative and financial anatomy to monitor and oversee compliance of provincial laws and international conventions and to high light discriminatory practices, abuses and violation of women’s rights. The commission will comprise 21 members and a Chair person who will be women. But all the laws vanished. Sindh government has taken various steps for women empowerment but no implementation was seen in rural areas. Government has met with negligible success.

No one denies, the reality shows a situation where women rarely appear in the position of power. A women must be empower her participation is very necessary in the development of state. 
 August 2015