KARACHI:
Give women the acceptance they deserve. No one can argue against the fact that we are living in a male dominant society where women are still considered as a mere commodity rather than treated as equals. In this regard, one way to empower women is through entrepreneurship. Women entrepreneurship can be thought of as the first step towards breaking the stereotypes that society has enforced on females.
Female entrepreneurs represent the fastest-growing category of entrepreneurship worldwide, especially in recent years. According to emerging literature, women can make a noteworthy contribution to entrepreneurial activity and economic development in terms of creating new jobs and increasing the GDP with positive impacts on reducing poverty and social rejection. The percentage of women who decide to pursue an entrepreneurial career is greater than that of men but our society does not allow them to flourish. Even though one may argue that men are given more importance from an Islamic perspective, that does not mean that women are not allowed to make their own decision. In the corporate and business world, men and women should be considered as equals because running a company does not require a prerequisite of being a specific gender and both genders can be highly capable at doing it.
When me are allowed to own a business, women should too. Similarly, if women are expected to raise the kids, men can also do it. We are living in the 21st century and we should stop fighting over trifles. We should start accepting independent women and work towards empowering them.
Sundus Shakil
Karachi
Published in The Express Tribune, June 30th, 2021.
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