The percentage of women in the workspace has risen since 2013, but it still remains low ILO report highlights women find it difficult to play “an equal role”  Women have fewer aspirations due to limited knowledge of possible prospects More public spaces need to become “female-friendly” to better facilitate women  Better wages, safer office spaces, and equal opportunities still missing in corporate culture In a 2013 report, BBC cited the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics (PFBS)’s data that the percentage of female workers in the country’s male-dominated public space had risen from 16.3 percent to 24.4 percent respectively. Despite such an increase in the number of working females in the country, activists remained concerned that women were still subjected to unfair treatment with regard to acceptance in the workspace. Pakistan receives first tranche of $1.2b from IMF: Dar Gender Inequality: Underrated, Hardly Celebrated According to another report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2014, Pakistani women continue to face an unfair advantage due to the prevalence of gender stereotypes in the country’s media which makes it difficult for them to play “an equal role” in a professional setting. The report titled “Underrated, underreported: Working Women in Pakistan” focused specifically … Continue reading Why are Pakistani women not eager to work in male-centric workplaces?