DR.ZAMURRAD AWAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR F.C UNIVERSITY LAHORE) PUBLISHED IN DAILY NEWSPAPER "JEHAN PAKISTAN, NOVEMBER 26, 2015
Considering male dominance in every relationship as a part of cultural phenomenon in patriarchal society of Pakistan; male population has more responsibilities than their female counterparts, ranging from a balanced matrimonial relationship to acquiring higher education and accordingly adaptation of profound profession. Contrary to this expectation, the declining trend among male population for higher education and their inadequate job placement respectively has disturbed the social equilibrium as it revolves around the wishes and commands of male members in family relationships. Various reasons can be cited for this declining trend in male education. First is ignorance of parents, followed by absence of focus, at some place use of narcotics, weak social values and attraction towards short-cuts in life, which motivate them to adopt illegal ways to attain high social position in a short span. Apart from higher education and profound profession; another responsibility neglected by Pakistani men is providing security to their family by fulfilling their financial needs, followed by spending quality time with wife and children, developing a consensus in house over major family issues, respecting women choice of education/employment and restrain from illogical/baseless restrictions on family. Contrary to this, the growing violence cases against women by their male family members in Pakistan are depicting negligence of male towards their prime responsibility. To improve this situation of Pakistani men, the prime duty lies with mothers as by providing equal opportunities and dividing equal responsibilities between male and female child; they can give a message of gender equality, which in the long run could ensure a balance in the society by disapproving the dominance of male as father, son, brother and husband over their female family members as mother, daughter, sister and wife.
