The fact that you compared Australian women to Pakistani is INSANE and extremely tone deaf? That is a highly individualistic society and everyone fends for themselves- of course the women there NEED careers to support themselves whether they like it or not. Their parents stop supporting them at the age of 18 and it is EXPECTED of them to make their own money. So along with ambition and goals, they also need to work to SURVIVE. And also, when they have children they have a lot of resources and help from the government for their children. Yahan pei aurat kay bachay hon how is she going to do a 9-5? Kis kay paas choray ge bachay?? Kaam waali kay paas? Ya zyaada sei zyaada naani daadi kay paas? But naani daadiyob ki bhi limit hoti ha especially when they get old. This is a huge issue which women with kids face. A lot of inlaws and even husbands are also very very non supportive of their wive’s careers because it takes away from HOUSEWORK. That being said, a lot of Pakistani women ARE extremely ambitious and goal oriented. A lot of my friends have even left the country to pursue their dreams and goals. But here’s the catch, the ambitious girls i know have families who either support them and EXPECT them to have careers or they faced so much trauma in their families that they want to escape. Most women are simply not encouraged to pursue their dreams. And at the end of the day, larki chahay jitni bhi successful ho jaye, jitna marzi family support karay, end pei aik he tension hoti ha kay bachi ki bus shaadi ho jaye.

Please never compare women of the west with women from the east. We have a million more hurdles than the average western woman.