Bargaining in the Dark: How Women Survive a Man’s Country, and How It Can Change.
Maud Jaam Readers’ — observations on Pakistani society Sunday, October 18, 2026 Opinion & Society Society · Women Bargaining in the Dark: How Women Survive a Man’s Country, and How It Can Change A woman in Pakistan can sit in a lecture hall and still not be allowed to take a job. That is not a contradiction. It is the whole story. By Sumair Ahmed Mahar Readers’ · October 2026 Chart Fewer than three in ten women are in Pakistan’s labour force Share of each group, Global Gender Gap Report 2026 59.5% Overall gap closed Third from the bottom among all countries ranked. 28.2% Women About 28 of every 100 women are in the labour force. 81.5% Men About 81 of every 100 men are in the labour force. Source: World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap Report 2026 , as reported by Dawn (17 September 2026). The coloured part of each ring is that group’s own share. The three rings are separate measures, not parts of one whole. In the World Economic Forum’s Globa...
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