Seen Comprehension - 30 Alim

 Enriching the workforce

One very conspicuous change in our society is the presence of working women outside the home. Of course, it has to be acknowledged that women have always worked within the household but this commonly is not counted as "work." It is unfortunate that women's roles in agricultural societies ( as in our villages particularly during harvest time ) have not been recognized either.

Whether it is due to economic necessity or the urge to establish an individual identity or both, nowadays many women are entering the outside workforce. They are joining a w3ide range of professions. Moreover, it is not only educated women who are opting to work but women with little or no education have come out of their cocoons to  earn and become self-reliant. This does not mean that life is any easier for women now. In many ways it is more difficult, since women must still fulfill their traditional roles of wife, mother and homemaker. At work, as they compete with men they have to prove their worth twice over in order to survive.