Every company in this country has a room for everything except the one thing that would actually keep women in the workforce.

Pakistan loves women, on paper, on banners, and especially on Women's Day, when everyone posts a nice graphic and feels good about themselves. "We respect women here." Really? So where is the daycare? "Women are our pride." Beautiful words. So, where is the pride's crib and caretaker? "We believe in women empowerment." Do you? Do you really? Then walk into your office right now and tell us where the daycare is. Point to it. Show us. Because if it is not an actual room you can stand in and say "here", you are not a leader - you are a loudspeaker.

What kind of equality is this where being a mother disqualifies her?

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah himself declared that no nation can rise to glory unless women stand side-by-side with men. He did not say "mostly........

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