Author: none@none.com (Rajaa Bokhari)

Empowering Women in Pakistan’s Workforce: A Look at the Current State of Affairs According to Pakistan Vision 2025, women were expected to represent 45 percent of the country’s workforce by 2025. Unfortunately, as the deadline approaches, it is evident that we have fallen short of this target, with numbers significantly below the global average. The National Commission on the Status of Women reports that 70 percent of working women in Pakistan are in vulnerable jobs, marked by low earnings, unsafe conditions, and job insecurity. This disparity underscores the challenges faced by women trying to enter the formal economy, hindering the…