Ours is an Islamic society and Islam gave them
honourable and respectable status. Now they have more freedom. They can take
active part in every sphere of life. Chances are provided to them to make
progress and serve the country like men.
In the past, women were considered inferior to men.
They were deprived of taking part in social life their sphere of activities. Was
limited to domestic work. Up to the 19th century, it was believed that women
were now allowed to take part in political and social life and once Rousseau,
said “The dignity of woman consists in being unknown to world her glory is in
the esteem of her husband: he. Pleasure, the happiness of her family.” But time
created new situations and the old outlook underwent a change.
Lately, women have come to take more and more
active part in many fields of life. In some respects, they have surpassed men.
In sports. Intellectual and artistic pursuits, in office and industry, they
have set a new record of honesty, sincerity and efficiency. They have succeeded
as teachers and nurses.
Practically, there is no field where women are not
working with men. In professions, outdoor life and laws, they claim equality
with men. In business, trade, industry, in politics, administration, scientific
researches, literary and artistic activities, Eve is making herself felt
everywhere. They are police and military officers. They are working as
sale-girls, as air-hostesses, as clerks and stone- typists.
As the days pass, we have to get more and more used
to the idea of seeing women working side by side men riding, driving, playing,
flying, even fighting. Even in Pakistan we have women athletes, writers,
leaders, administrators. They are discarding veil and taking active part in
outdoor life. Law has given woman a status’ equal to that of man. In nearly
every democratic country. Women have the right to vote.
A large number of thinkers and scholars including
most of. The Muslims, do not like the idea of woman taking an active part in
public life and professions. They arrange that biologically. Woman’s function
is different ‘from men. She has to be mother. Women are not suitable for every
job. They are too delicate to do hard duties of life. The real greatness of a
woman lies in her role as mother is rightly said, “The hand that rocks the
cradle rules the world.”
The mother who can bring up right sort of children
is really a great benefactor of society, Islamic gives a very respectable
position to women. The holy prophet has said; Verily, the Paradise lies under
the feet of your mother”. It is as a mother that she can best serve the nation.
But it is obvious that women will not return to
their home. The modern women argues that she can be a good mother and at the
same time, a good worker too. As a famous woman worker says, “Modern inventions
have banished the spinning-wheel and the same law of progress make the woman of
today a different woman from her grandmother.”