Pakistanian Education Women

Religion has been exploited at the hands of the men for years now, and the women have learned to submit to their desires and decisions. In our religion Pakistan women's education is of as importance as men's. There is a vast difference in attitudes of Pakistan women and their behavior in urban and rural areas. Pakistnian education women is especially alarming in rural areas due to social and cultural obstacles.

One of the reasons is that in some places in Pakistan education of women is strictly prohibited on religious grounds which are absolutely a misinterpretation of Islam, which like all religions urges men and women to acquire education. Pakistani women have been fighting the battle of life and society since years and will keep fighting always. The feudal in our society are actually scared of their women getting education and outsmarting them one day standing up as their wives, sisters and above all women.

In Pakistan poverty is also a big hurdle in women's education. According to UNICEF, 17.6% of children are working and supporting their families. The backwardness of Pakistani women in our society is due to the non equal chances to education of the women. The overall literacy rate is 46 per cent, while only 26 per cent of women are literate Independent sources and educational experts. There are 163,000 primary schools in Pakistan, of which merely 40,000 cater to girls. The enrollment of girls in educational institutes is less than boys at primary, middle and high level. This is the main reason for the backwardness of Pakistan women and is lagging behind of men. Pakistan is in a need of such a system that will remove injustice in gender and give equal opportunities to men and women in all walks of life.

Today, women in Pakistan hold high ranking positions as the CEOs and executives. Recently the president has appointed Dr Shamshad Akhtar as the first female governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. Two lady doctors of the Pakistan Army have also risen to the rank of major general. The female doctors joined hands with the male doctors in the most inaccessible earth quake hit areas in the northern part of Pakistan to treat the sick and wounded. The constitution of Pakistan provides full participation of women in all spheres of life constituting more than 50% of the total population.The Pakistani women of today enjoy a better status than most Muslim and Middle Eastern women. The need to provide greater education opportunities to Pakistan women has accelerated as a result of convergence of numerous contributing factors.