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Mind the gap
[DAWN] ANOTHER index, another appalling ranking. Pakistain’s latest embarrassment comes in the form of the second-worst rating in the world for gender parity on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016. Pakistain ranks 143rd out of 144 countries, bettering only war-torn Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... in terms of gender equality. The low grade indicates that Pakistain is doing poorly on all gender indicators: educational attainment, health and survival, economic opportunity and political empowerment. The ranking may surprise those who celebrate the great strides Pak women make every day. They, not our men, are the ones winning Nobel Peace Prizes and Oscars. They are slated to lead political dynasties, win human rights ...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedomat the convenience of the state... awards, staff our malls, and play a greater role in law enforcement. But the women we celebrate are exceptions not representatives. Indeed, many of them owe their success to the typically poor circumstances of other Pak women ‐ they are notable because they have somehow survived, documented or mitigated the deplorable condition of women in this country. Rather than deploy amazing individuals as a bulwark against criticism, we should acknowledge and address the brutal reality of the gender gap. Posted by: Fred 2017-11-07 |
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