Fighting extreme poverty, hunger, and malnutrition appears difficult in a nation where a substantial portion of the population lives in rural areas and where gender equality and women’s empowerment remain major obstacles. The government has failed to offer essential services like health care and education to those who live in rural areas, particularly women who not only have limited access to these services but are also prohibited from using them by the men in their families. However, rural women are essential to bringing about the basic societal, economic, and environmental transformations required for sustainable development. Because women are disproportionately represented in agriculture globally, empowering them is crucial for the welfare of individuals, families, and rural communities as well as for overall economic output. The 15th of October was declared an International Day of Rural Women every year in 2007 during the UN General Assembly to bring awareness to how important rural women are. Since then, other countries around the world have observed the International Day of Rural Women. It recognizes these women’s tenacity and contributions to maintaining rural communities or homes in the face of difficulties. Let’s highlight some of the key places, people, and organisations that have been striving to provide women with a voice, an identity, and a chance to provide for their families in a country like Pakistan where there are considerably greater hurdles for them, especially in rural areas.
THE POWER OF RURAL WOMEN
