A very good friend of mine, Sabiha Essa Khan regularly writes for DAWN Sunday magazine. I had a chance to read the following recent article of hers:
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/in-paper-magazine/the-review/meeting-the-odds
This is indeed a very real issue in Pakistan. Due to the close mindedness of the marriage suitors and their families, a lot of needy working women are subjected to lonely life, sacrificing their marriage proposals and their youth in order to support their families. I wish that the mindset of the men and their families would change and they would realize that working women does not always portray liberation but some times, they portray need.
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/in-paper-magazine/the-review/meeting-the-odds
This is indeed a very real issue in Pakistan. Due to the close mindedness of the marriage suitors and their families, a lot of needy working women are subjected to lonely life, sacrificing their marriage proposals and their youth in order to support their families. I wish that the mindset of the men and their families would change and they would realize that working women does not always portray liberation but some times, they portray need.
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