Womwn as Angel or Devil

"I have always maintained that no nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world: one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women." 
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Speech at Islamia College for Women 
March 25, 1940 

Introduction
Woman can be called as God's complete creation. She is the symbol of love, care, tenderness and intensity. Women are emotionally stronger than men. Margaret Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto and Indira Gandhi have shown that women can rule a country even better than men. However, historically the women have not been treated nicely by men. They have been denied their rights and opportunities, one may experience such attitude in offices, factories, schools, sports and entertainment fields.Constitution of Pakistan guarantees the rights of women and does not discriminate them in any sphere of life. The status of women in Pakistan varies considerably depending on class, regions, and the rural/urban divide. The uneven socioeconomic development and the tribal and feudal customs have strong impact on the formations of women's lives.  At one place some women are soaring in the skies as pilots of fighter planes and others are being buried alive for defying tribal traditions. 

Substance of the essay 
The Pakistani women of today enjoy a better status than many other Muslim women. However, generally, the women's situation vis-à-vis men is one of systemic gender subordination, although there have been attempts by the government and the civil society to elevate the status of women in Pakistani society. It can be safely stated that despite all the constitutional guarantees, religious values and teachings, human rights, women are much deprived and mal-treated segment of society. In...