Pro-women legislation needs implementation to ensure fundamental rights.
Islamabad: The panel of experts speaking at a webinar said that Pakistani women’s struggle for equal rights has continued over the decades despite all odds. The democratic governments have done ample legislation but the implementation lacks that deprive women of their lawful rights. Gender inequality underpins many problems that disproportionately affect women and girls, such as domestic and sexual violence, lower pay, lack of access to education, and inadequate healthcare.
The speakers said women suffer from pervasive gender-based violence, from domestic abuse, honor killings, and sexual violence to institutional discrimination. There is a widespread lack of consistent access to quality family planning services in Pakistan, resulting in one of the highest unmet needs in Asia. Still, women are denied the right to vote, inheritance, choice of spouse, and economic engagement.
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