Feminism and Aurat March: Unveiling Pakistan’s Societal Dynamics

 

The question is, ‘How can we hope to have equal authority for both men and women? Sovereignty is the domain or the power for which the legislature is asking to make laws. “Authority is the right of rule. Authority creates its own power”; it is the acceptance by the society. Power is the capacity to bring change. The term power is the capacity to bring about intended effects. It is the ability to show what strength or potential does one have. The legislature6 LHW (Ladies Health Worker) is a group working for the rights of women in Pakistan. According to CHW Central, “The Lady Health Worker Program (LHWP) was established in 1994 with the goal of providing primary care services to underserved populations in rural and urban areas.

In 2003, the national strategic plan set two goals:

  1. improving quality of services and
  2. expanding coverage of the LHWP through the deployment of 100,000 Lady Health Workers (LHWs) by 2005″.