Chapter 12...woman day

When the first kind of Women's Day was observed on February 28, 1909, in New York — in remembrance of the 1908 strike of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union — women didn't have the right to vote in most countries, including the US.

It was decades later in 1977 that the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 8 as the UN Day for women's rights and world peace. The day is now observed to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. Though women's progress is needed the world over in all these sphere of life, there is much that women have achieved now — though largely due to their skills, determination and hard work.

Today we will celebrate the achievements of some Pakistani female trailblazers who have, in recent years, accomplished much to make Pakistan proud. The names that appear are not the only ones that deserve a mention, those that have been left out due to space constraint are just as worthy of our admiration and pride. In fact, all women of Pakistan and the world over deserve more than a day in recognition of their contribution to making this world a better place.