Gender equality is a myth?
In most cases, women do not get what they deserve in Pakistani society.
They face many problems in their routine lives. Unfortunately, men have failed to change their attitude towards women.
In fact, ill treatment of women is a global issue.
Women hardly get equal wages to that of men in different parts of the world.
The plight of women is highly deplorable in some areas of Pakistan.
Women are not allowed to pursue the career of their choice.
They face various challenges when they come out of the house.
Even some conservative ones do not permit them to get education, which is appalling.
On some occasions, they are tortured and killed in the name of honor.
This situation needs immediate attention from people sitting at the helm of affairs.
In every society, women have a role to play as nation builders.
The strong role of women in society can only ensure a bright future of Pakistan. Previous governments tried their best to upgrade the status of women in Pakistan but they failed to do so.
The present government needs to take practical steps to promote gender equality in society. An increase in cases of violence against women is to be controlled at any cost. If the government fails to safeguard women’s rights in society, Pakistanis will not be able to improve their bad image at international level. T
here are many causes which have made gender equality a myth.
Poor implementation of laws is the first and foremost cause of gender inequality in society. It is ironic that laws are enacted with great enthusiasm and excitement. When it comes to execution of these laws, the efforts of authorities end in fiasco. Many people violate laws regarding women’s rights, but they are not punished as per the law. Sometimes, it seems that the law of jungle is prevalent in Pakistan. Such a sorry state of affairs encourages crimes against women. Uplode Moreover, women have less say in decision-making of the country, which makes them vulnerable to male chauvinism.
These women too belong to influential families. Most of the women parliamentarians do not take interest in fighting for the cause of women. Furthermore, illiteracy and feudalism fan the fire of gender inequality in the country. An illiterate hardly understands the true value of a woman in his life, so illiterate ones have backward thinking. Similarly, feudalists are not willing to ensure girls education in their areas.
Their approach towards women is autocratic and dictatorial. They not only suppress their own women but also persuade their peasants to restrict their women’s mobility in society. Proje In addition to it, a conservative mind-set is also responsible for certain prejudices against women in society.
Some people have stereotypical thinking.
They consider women inferior to men. They believe that women are only there to serve them. People having such a point of view can never bear the rise of women in their areas. They use every method to humiliate and discourage women to suppress their talent. So, the conservative mind-set has made women frail in Pakistan. Also, some people in our society have a blind faith in archaic customs and traditions. In the past, ignorant people treated women as slaves. They regarded her as a tool to quench their sexual desires. They declared that women had no right to stand before men, whatever the circumstances were. Women also faced the cruel tradition of ‘Sati’. Arabs also used to bury their daughters before the advent of Islam. Adherents of such ideology still exist in society who are not ready to give women her due place. In a nutshell, it can be said that the gender gap is increasing in Pakistan. It has reached an alarming stage. Pakistan cannot become great and strong, if gender equality prevails here.
Many developed countries progress ed because their women were beside men in every piece of work. Pakistani women have the potential to take the country to the height of success if they are provided with opportunities to excel. All in all, it can be opined that gender inequality is against moral and ethical values. Proper policy-making to maintain gender equality is inevitable. Otherwise, the country cannot compete in this world of strife and struggle.
