Necessity Pushes Pakistani Women Into Jobs and Peril

Necessity Pushes Pakistani Women Into Jobs and Peril

The women are pressed into the work force not by nascent feminism but by inflation, which has spiked to 12.7 percent from 1.4 percent in the past seven years. As a result, one salary — the man’s salary — can no longer feed a family.


Gilani declares Dec 22 as national day of working women

The Prime Minister also declared December 22 as the national day for Pakistani Working Women and reiterated the government’s commitment to firmly implement the law on protection of women against sexual harassment with zero tolerance