In the area of employment, Pakistani females only make up 25% of the total labour force. Furthermore, 70% of the female labour force is dedicated to agricultural occupations.
Most Pakistani females who are not full-time family caregivers, or university educated teachers like Zunera, are basically farm workers.
In this video, presenter Frederick Tamagi explores how many Pakistani females are aggressively discouraged or even violently prevented from seeking both higher education and better employment due to deeply embedded religious and cultural oppression.