Pakistani Women, including: Aafia Siddiqui, Tehmina Durrani, Shireen Mazari, Samina Raja, Sonia Ahmed, Mary Emily, Norma Fernandes, Bernadette Louise Dean, Bridget Sequeira, Sidra Sadaf

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More info: The status of women in Pakistan varies considerably across classes, regions, and the rural/urban divide due to uneven socioeconomic development and the impact of tribal, feudal, and capitalist social formations on women's lives. The Pakistani women of today enjoy a better status than most Muslim and Middle Eastern women. However, on an average, the women's situation vis-à-vis men is one of systemic subordination, although there have been attempts by the government and enlightened groups to elevate the status of women in Pakistani society