Women fighting for their rights (PAKISTAN)

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Furthermore, Pakistani private schools have banned Malala’s autobiography “I Am Malala,” published in October, from their libraries because of its “anti-Pakistan and anti-Islam content.”

WOMEN MEDIAS CENTER / ORGANISATIONS

But if Malala is a real example for all the girls in Pakistani, it’s hard to act and do things because in most cases they feel trapped and scared and prefer to accept the situation than make their life in danger. That’s why some organizations like “Women media center in Pakistan” has been created. Women Media Center (WMC) is a non-profit organization and its function is to carry out research, training and education of women’s media.

Diverse factors contributed to establish such an organization, due to weak democratic structure in Pakistan and insignificant number of women in mainstream media. Another objective of WMC is to promote new and creative ways of thinking among the Pakistani’s women so that their valuable suggestions may be included in the countries polices.

WMC is currently involved in organizing projects, which will promote women journalists to work in an enabling professional environment with major media organizations and work for strengthening democracy and other vital societal issues.

ORGA NON-EFFECTIVE / INTERNET

However, as we said before, gender stereotypes are common in Pakistani media and continue to make it difficult for women to play an equal role in the country’s workforce. if we look at the history of Pakistan, we find several women's movements against criminal laws and customs of the country. But these movements are mostly dominated by the NGOs (Non-Government Organizations).

And the tragedy of the NGOs is that they believe in the Pakistanis system, its state and its laws. They respect the Judiciary as well as the state. They do not have a way out except. They simply appeal to the ruling elite and their state to pass such laws that can abolish discrimination against women within society. But the oppression of women is rooted within the system itself.

In effect, on a typical evening in Pakistan, where women are discouraged from visiting public spaces on their own, women with access to the internet head online. They use the web to communicate, express themselves, maintain social connections, and obtain information and entertainment. There are nearly 30 million internet users in Pakistan, half of whom use mobile phones to access social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Yet, [the internet] this space to spread information has, in recent years, become an unsafe space for Pakistani women. Instances of online harassment, abuse, and blackmail are not uncommon.

Worse, social media companies have failed to protect women from developing countries because they fail to understand the language and the cultural context in which the harassment takes place. In Pakistan, where online harassment can result in physical violence, this is an inexcusable failure.

Moreover, as we said before, gender stereotypes are common in Pakistani media and continue to make it difficult for women to play an equal role in the country’s workforce. A recent project focuses on Pakistani journalists themselves, is using media to re-shape public perception about working women.