At least eighty female constables have opted for motorcycle training program to not only empower themselves but also to make their lives easier and independent.
Afshan Murtaza a constable at Ferozabad Police Station, Karachi revealed that it took more than two hours to reach her office. But now she travels more conveniently on her motor bike without any troubles or woes enroute:
“It used to take me about two to three hours to reach the police precinct from my residence, It was a long and tiresome commute on bus that sapped all my energy, Some of my coworkers used to taunt me for being late at work. Now that I know how to ride a motorbike, however, it hardly takes me 30 minutes to reach the office. My own vehicle has also helped me during the lockdown period in the absence of public transportation.”
The menace of sexual harassment has long influenced the way Pakistani women move and dress in the public sphere, discouraging them from inhabiting public spaces on equal terms with men.
That can have a devastating impact on women’s financial livelihoods and their contribution to the national economic wellbeing.
In a nutshell, mobility is often the first mile in a long road towards realising women’s economic emancipation.
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