Expected to stay home, more Pakistani women join workforce as country hounded by economic crunch

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Expected to stay home, more Pakistani women join workforce as country hounded by economic crunch
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KARACHI, Sept 8 — Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger — the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares in Pakistan’s megacity of...

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“I don’t focus on people, I don’t speak to anyone or respond to the hooting, I do my work,” said Sohail, who joined a local ride-hailing service at the start of the year, transporting women through the dusty back streets of the city.The South Asian nation is locked in a cycle of political and economic crises, dependent on IMF bailouts and loans from friendly countries to service its debt.

However, much of Pakistani society operates under a traditional code which requires women to have permission from their family to work outside of the home. Her younger brother was warned that working could lead to socially unacceptable behaviour, such as finding a husband of her choice.Amina Sohail, a motorbike rider with a local ride-hailing service provider Bykea, parks at their office in Karachi. — AFP pic

Bushra Khaliq, executive director for Women In Struggle for Empowerment which advocates for political and economic rights for women, said that Pakistan was “witnessing a shift” among urban middle class women.

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