Females are less in numbers when it comes to professional life, females are far behind in economic independence; male gender is the one which is ruling in labour market. The ratio of working women is very low as compared to men; especially in developing nations like Pakistan, this ratio is very depressed due to many social constraints. Women are surrounded by religious, cultural and traditional pressures and gate ways which they need to pass through. All hindrances make it difficult for women to get their piece of cake without any snag. To confirm these facts, middle class women aged 20 to 50 years were interviewed. Sadaf Stress Scale (SSS) was utilized to evaluate the level of emotional and mental stress in both groups. Respondents were selected using purposive sampling. Majority women in both groups expressed marriage and children’s socialization as a main hurdle in their professionalism; majority believed that it was not women’s responsibility to earn. Majority unmarried working females were ready to quit their jobs if their financial problems are solved in future. The proportion of women with high level stress was found in women of non-working group, who were of opinion that careers would have been good for them but would disturb their family lives. Level of stress was low in women whose religious level was high and they were against the concept of women empowerment. Rigid and orthodox interpretation of religious and society’s cultural values were found one of the important factors that held back women from economic participation.

Background: In Pakistan, marital rape is not an immediate concern because domestic violence like battering one's wife is considered private. In Pakistan, marital rape is a concept of which the majority are not even aware. Being a society where violence against women is widespread, it is imperative to study the perception and awareness level of Pakistan's marital rape. This study was designed to understand the perception of marital rape among women living in Karachi. Methodology: The present study is exploratory; based on saturation, the researcher conducted in-depth interviews with eleven participants. The researcher has analyzed the qualitative data by following Creswell Model (2014). Results: Findings of the study revealed that marital rape is rarely known among women living in Karachi. The institution of the family plays a very weak role in providing sex education to their girls. Conclusion:This study has concluded that there are no Pakistan sources that can provide awareness regarding women's sexual rights except family.

Objective Karachi and Hyderabad both are metropolitan cities of Pakistan but Karachi is more developed and mobilized city than Hyderabad. This difference may possibly bring change in the gender dependency ratio. Introduction Gender is the socially and culturally shaped characteristics for males and females (sexes) of any society; both genders have to perform the roles which are expected from them. Gender dependency is the result of the cultural practices in any society while the culture in developing societies is masculine by its nature and men are the one who lead, secure and are responsible for bread earning for their families. Methodology To confirm this fact, data from 500 respondents was collected from Karachi and Hyderabad, age between 25 to 40 years, Questions about respondent's experience, hesitation, insecurity, independency in decision making were also the part of detail questionnaire. Results this study shows that the ratio of educated population was high in Hyderabad. In both cities females were more dependent than males, Females of Karachi were more confident and independent in their lives and the level of insecurity was high in females of Hyderabad. Conclusion Findings proposed the importance of education, development and mobility on the road to independent life.