Pakistani Women in a Changing Society

Abstract

It was the decision of the Zia regime to embark upon a whole series of measures designed to undermine what little already existed by way of women's legal rights in the name of Islamisation that galvanised the women of Pakistan into militant action in defence of their rights and, indeed, for a just extension of these rights. This article looks briefly at the changing place of women in Pakistan society which forms the background to the women's movement in the country.