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Women’s Movement in Pakistan
Women in Pakistan have become victims to oppression of gender and class,
similar to those of other countries including the United States. The majority of the
population in this Middle Eastern country is under social, political, and economic
deprivation. Women especially have struggled to improve literacy, gain employment
opportunity, and gain public voice both within and outside of the Muslim regime.
Women activists in Pakistan have been working to obliterate these inequalities and
fight for their given rights. Over the past thirty years there has been progress
because of these activists, however there are still many walls to overcome in this
Middle Eastern country.
The strict traditional roles of women in Muslim families have wreaked havoc
