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  2. Women in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Fatima Jinnah (1893–1967) was a Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer, stateswoman and one of the leading founders of Pakistan. Historically, Muslim reformers such as Syed Ahmad Khan tried to bring education to women, limit polygamy, and empower women in other ways through education. [11]

  3. Girls at Dhabas - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, at the Jumma Hafta (weekend) Art Bazaar outside t2f, Safieh Shah organized a mixed-gender, intersectional cricket match in the streets, with Anam Amin (spin-bowling star from Pakistan’s National Cricket team) to encourage women and girls to take on cricket and reclaim public spaces. In 2016, a woman named Aneeqa Ali was harassed and ...

  4. Feminism in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    In this context, the vocal Women's Action Forum (WAF) was formed in 1981 [17] [18] According to Madihah Akhter, General Zia ultimately sought to morally police the role of women in the public sphere, which brought unexpected pressure on Pakistani women. As a reaction to the form of Zia's Islamisation, many Pakistani women, including writers ...

  5. Women in Pakistani politics - Wikipedia

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    Women as equal citizen of Pakistan are free to contest general elections and to be elected to any public office at the national, provincial and local levels without any discrimination. They have a liberty to exercise their right to vote in all elections, general or by-polls , which they could since independence and were reprised in the 1956 ...

  6. Gender gap in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan has the highest wage gap in the world, according to the International Labor Organization; women in Pakistan earn 34% less than men on average. [32] Women in Pakistan make significantly less than their male counterparts, earning 16.3 per cent of their income. [27] This makes the monthly income of Pakistani women about 15-20 USD. [27]

  7. Women's education in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Education can allow women to participate in politics so they can ensure that their voices and concerns are heard and addressed in the public policy. It is also crucial for women's access to the legal system. [5] Although it must be considered that religion and traditions of the Pakistani affect women's education.

  8. Pakistani name - Wikipedia

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    There are several titles used in Pakistan and other Muslim countries. Syed, Shaikh, Khawaja, Pasha, Malik etc. are common. Less commonly, the tribal name itself is appended to the person's given names. For females, tribal names or titles rarely figure in the person's full name although it has become more common due to Western influence.

  9. Women related laws in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Sexual Harassment Bill was created to ensure women's safety in public and work spaces, while the Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Bill sought to constitutionally protect women against discriminatory social practices, such as forced marriages, which can deprive women of their inheritance rights. [2]