Pakistan has been ranked as the worst country for women in terms of gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2025. The country is placed at the bottom of the index, ranking 146th out of 146 countries.

A toxic fusion of feudalism, tribalism, unchecked capitalism and religious authoritarianism paralyses our nation. The result is a rigid class system where upward mobility is nearly impossible; and women, who make up 49% of the population, are condemned to perpetual struggle.

When a society begins to value lineage over labour, and control over character, it starts to decay from within. This is the dark reality of our society that characterises class divide and gender inequality — a society where privilege is inherited, not earned; where caste and capital define worth; and where patriarchy suffocates the individual before they can even breathe.

At the very heart of this inequality lies a deliberate strategy: the denial of........

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